China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Chinese state media chief vows to toe the line for Communist Party’s national congress
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2022

UK will 'bear consequences' of new leader's hard line on China: Chinese state media
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2022

China collecting DNA samples from across Tibet, says rights group
The Guardian, September 5, 2022

Related:
China: New Evidence of Mass DNA Collection in Tibet
Human Rights Watch, September 5, 2022

China's internet censors have a blindspot: Cantonese
Quartz, September 5, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

China vastly expands use of house arrests under Xi, report finds
The Washington Post, September 6, 2022

Related:
Home Becomes Prison – China’s expanding use of house arrests under Xi Jinping
Safeguard Defenders, September 6, 2022

Hong Kong pastor accused of sedition questions accuracy of police audio recording transcript
Hong Kong Free Press, September 5, 2022

Hong Kong national security law: martial arts coach charged with inciting subversion over alleged role in pro-independence group that taught weapons use
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2022

初選47人案】擬認罪黃之鋒等5人高院應訊 3人冀開審前求情判刑 稱還柙多時感焦慮 ([HK47] 5, including Joshua Wong, appear in Court; 3 make pre-trial representations asking for sentencing due to anxiety over pro-longed detention)
inmediahk.net, September 6, 2022

【12港人】內地服刑鄧棨然去信家人 字跡惹疑 稱至今僅收4封信 ([HK12] Tang Kai-yin, imprisoned in mainland China, says in letter to family members he received 4 letters so far from them; family finds handwriting suspicious)
inmediahk.net, September 5, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China passes new law to tackle growing telecoms and online fraud
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2022

Related:
中华人民共和国反电信网络诈骗法 (Law of the People's Republic of China on Anti-Telecom and Network Fraud)
Xinhua News Agency, September 2, 2022

Hong Kong says it can target anyone in the world after Canadian journalist charged
National Post, August 31, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

“不可见的、缺席的”：中国女性对抗暴力与审查的困境
Battling Violence and Censors, Women in China Become ‘Invisible and Absent’
The New York Times, September 6, 2022

Earthquake in China’s Sichuan leads to outcry over covid lockdown
The Washington Post, September 6, 2022

中共二十大前夕 一篇“闭关锁国”研究文章如何引发争议（On eve of the 20th CPC Congress, how a research article on the Qing Dynasty policy of "closing the country" sparks controversy）
BBC News, September 6, 2022

NETIZEN VOICES: OFFICIALS IN CHENGDE BACKTRACK ON MULTI-GENERATIONAL PUNISHMENT FOR COVID SCOFFLAWS
China Digital Times, September 2, 2022

Hong Kong’s new war museum, ‘a base for patriotic education’, opens its doors on Victory Day
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2022

Related:
中大國安課程「認識中國」 段崇智等三任校長親自教授 學習百年屈辱、中國崛起等 [CUHK national security course, “Knowing China,” to be taught by 3 current, former presidents; contents will include 100 years of shame, the rise of China.
inmediahk.net, September 6, 2022

【通識變公社】香港不是殖民地 人權不能影響國家安全 教科書如何變得「政治正確」？ (Liberal Studies revamped as Citizenship & Social Development: Hong Kong is not a colony, human rights cannot affect national security—how textbooks have become “politically correct”)
inmediahk.net, September 4, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

巨大的荒谬 ：二十大前的“清零”，一场全面社会管控的提前演练？（Huge absurdity: "Zero-Covid" before the 20th National Congress—a rehearsal for comprehensive social control?）
Initium Media, September 4, 2022

The Chinese Public Doesn’t Know What the Rules Are Anymore
Foreign Policy, September 5, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s ‘Think-Tank Diplomacy’ is Gaining Traction in Indonesia
The Diplomat, September 2, 2022

CHINESE CENSORS FILLET “MINIONS,” SHRINK “BIG BANG THEORY”
China Digital Times, September 1, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

澳记者成蕾狱中受折磨 迟迟难与家人联系(Australian journalist Cheng Lei reportedly suffers harsh prison conditions, communication with family impeded)
Deutsche Welle, September 2, 2022

Hong Kong activists who pleaded guilty should wait until co-defendants’ trial ends for sentencing, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2022

Hong Kong university student jailed for 6 weeks over protest against CUHK campus entry restrictions
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2022

Internet radio host to face sentence on Friday after admitting incitement to revolt against Beijing and Hong Kong government
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2022

支聯會顛覆案 鄒幸彤稱「追求民主無罪」、作供期間哽咽 控方質疑播片有宣揚目的 (Chow Hang-tung chokes up during testimony, states that “pursuit of democracy is not a crime”; prosecution attacks showing video of 2019 candlelight vigil in court is a propaganda ploy)
inmediahk.net, September 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Pandas and Trump teach Hong Kong kids about national security crimes
The Standard, Septmeber 2, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Pressure mounts on China over UN Xinjiang report as Western governments, rights groups seek accountability
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2022

Related:
UN head hopes China will "take on board’ Xinjiang recommendations
Al Jazeera, September 1, 2022

Five key points from the UN report on Xinjiang human rights abuses
The Guardian, September 1, 2022

China expels ex-national security official from Communist Party
Reuters, September 1, 2022

In China, Some Cities Edge Into Covid-19 Lockdowns Ahead of Party Congress
中共二十大临近之际，中国部分城市进入“准封城”状态
The Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2022

Related:
Chengdu City-Wide ‘Lockdown’ Sparks Panic Buying and Worries
SupChina, September 1, 2022

Tech Companies Slowly Shift Production Away From China
“中国制造”地位不再？科技公司逐步将供应链转移出中国
The New York Times, September 2, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

For Uyghurs, U.N. Report on China’s Abuses Is Long-Awaited Vindication
联合国人权报告对维吾尔人来说意味着什么
The New York Times, September 2, 2022

新疆人权报告让中国蒙羞(UN report on Xinjiang human rights puts China to shame)
Radio France Internationale, September 2, 2022

专访当代中国研究知名学刊《中国季刊》主编：“未来面对的最大挑战是学术自由”(Interview with editor-in-chief of China Quarterly, well-known journal of contemporary Chinese studies: "Academic freedom is the biggest challenge ahead")
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

U.N. Says China May Have Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang
联合国人权报告：中国在新疆可能犯下危害人类罪
The New York Times, September 1, 2022

Related:
For Uyghurs, U.N. Report on China’s Abuses Is Long-Awaited Vindication
The New York Times, September 1, 2022

OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China
UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, August 31, 2022

Rights groups call for inquiries into Uyghur abuses in China after damning UN report
The Guardian, September 1, 2022

China slams UN report on Xinjiang as ‘political tool,’ calls int’l body’s human rights office a ‘thug’ of the US
Hong Kong Free Press, September 1, 2022

China revealing its plan for Taiwan invasion, island’s foreign minister says
Deutsche Welle, September 1, 2022

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专访台湾外交部长吴钊燮：中国正为入侵我们作预演(Interview with Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu: China is in rehearsal to invade us)
Deutsche Welle, September 1, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

上海著名人权捍卫者季孝龙再次被带走 至今未获释放(Well-known Shanghai rights defender Ji Xiaolong is taken away again by police, day after sending open letter to the city’s Party secretary)
Weiquanwang, September 1, 2022

Chinese police crack down on petitioners, dissidents ahead of 20th party congress
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Ai Weiwei’s La Commedia Umana – a tribute to the ‘ultimate freedom’
Financial Times, September 1, 2022

Sedition law has been abolished in multiple countries, Hong Kong court hears during radio host’s mitigation plea
Hong Kong Free Press, September 1, 2022

Citizen sues Secretary for Justice for injury by police during 2019 protest
The Standard, September 1, 2022

Hong Kong’s "yellow" companies see persecution in COVID crackdown
Aljazeera, September 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s new cross-border data transfer law takes effect, saddling firms with increased paperwork, compliance costs, scrutiny
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Communist Party points to ‘continuity’ at congress, observers say
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Chengdu locks down 21.2 million as Chinese cities battle COVID
Reuters, September 1, 2022

北京报告称中国网民规模10.5亿(CNNIC reports China has 1.05 billion netizens)
Radio France Internationale, August 31, 2022

Related:
CNNIC发第50次《中国互联网络发展状况统计报告》(CNNIC issues the 50th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China)
China Internet Network Information Center, August 31, 2022

"Why should I get jabs?", as vaccination rules kick in with students back to school
The Standard, September 1, 2022

【Emily】中大民調：76%人無支持任何政黨政團 [CUHK poll: 76% of people do not support any political party or group
Mingpao News, September 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: New UN Report Alleges Crimes Against Humanity
Human Rights Watch, August 31, 2022

China: Deciphering the Beidaihe Meeting
The Diplomat, August 31, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Xi Jinping poised to further consolidate power at party congress
The Guardian, August 31, 2022

Related:
China's Crucial Party Congress Has a Date: October 16
The Diplomat, August 30, 2022

中国管控、朝鲜封闭：疫情下沈阳遭遇双重打击
Lockdowns in China, and North Korea, Deal Double Blow to Bridge City
The New York Times, August 31, 2022

中国多地疫情再起：防控政策是否到了改变的时候？(Resurgence of epidemic in many places in China: Time to change the zero-COVID policy?)
BBC News, August 31, 2022

Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng underscores Beijing's support for Hong Kong in maintaining free and open business environment, urges city to boost support for Belt and Road scheme'
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Related:
Beijing's support and 'close connection' to the world give Hong Kong an advantage, John Lee says
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

China: Hundreds arrested over banking scandal that triggered protests
Deutsche Welle, August 30, 2022

China accused of blocking posts from supporters of Minnesota student who accused Chinese billionaire of rape
Independent, August 31, 2022

二十大前各地严控访民进北京 异议人士被禁止接受外媒采访 (Before the 20th CPC Congress, petitioners strictly prohibited from entering Beijing and dissidents banned from accepting foreign press interviews)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Hong Kong protests: self-proclaimed paramedic loses appeal against riot conviction over August 31 clash in 2019
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

黎智英覆核駁回 警可閱手機新聞材料 官：條例相悖下國安法為先 新聞自由非絕對保護 (Court dismisses Jimmy Lai’s motion, allows police to read new materials stored on his mobile. Judge: NSL prevails; freedom of the press is not “absolutely protected”)
Ming Pao, August 31, 2022

【8.31三周年】記者及前區議員：眾多謎團仍未解開重組　真相困難重重 ([8.31 Third Anniversary] Reporter and former district councilor: Many mysteries remain unsolved; truth is difficult to unveil)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Official who led Wuhan pandemic response set to be China's next top prosecutor, sources say
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

David Lok Kai-hong appointed Chairman of elections body
The Standard, August 31, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN Rights Chief to Publish Xinjiang report on Wednesday
Agence France-Presse, August 31, 2022

China's zero-Covid rules spark social media storm as article recalls 'isolationist' Ming, Qing era
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

More than half of Chinese adults say world should show more respect: survey
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Chinese react to Gorbachev's death, accuse him of selling out Russia
The Washington Post, August 31, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Michelle Bachelet's Spectacular Fall From Grace
The Diplomat, August 31, 2022

Gorbachev taught communist China how to survive
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022

Xi Jinping's tech dreams for China runs into a harsh reality
Sydney Morning Herald, August 31, 2022