China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s Communist Party congress: all praise Xi Jinping but draw the line at Mao
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

Chinese TikTok Users Are in Love With ‘Daddy Putin’
Foreign Policy, May 15, 2022

Chinese censors go after 'last generation' references on social media platforms
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2022

美国国立卫生院院长证实该院在新冠疫情初期曾应中方要求隐匿病毒基因测序(NIH director confirms U.S. officials concealed early stage genomic sequences of COVID-19 at China’s request)
Voice of America, May 15, 2022

“每25人就有1人被关” 新疆疏附县监禁率被指居世界之冠(Shufu County, Xinjiang said to have world’s highest detention rate: “1 in 25”)
Deutsche Welle, May 16, 2022

台湾国安局长：北京培训和资助台湾网红搞统战(Taiwan's national security chief: China trains, subsidizes Taiwanese Internet celebrities to engage in United Front work)
Voice of America, May 16, 2022

中所安全协议话题会否是决定澳大选结果的关键？(Will China-Solomon Islands security pact be key to outcome of Australian election?)
Voice of America, May 16, 2022

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

Arrest of Cardinal Zen sends chill through Hong Kong’s Catholic community
The Guardian, May 16, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong’s next leader John Lee dismisses Western criticism of arrests of cardinal and activists, insists city’s rule of law targets only criminals and not dissent
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

Prosecution grants immunity to ex-Apple Daily exec. testifying against Jimmy Lai in fraud trial
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2022

記協下月辦會員大會　投票降低解散門檻(Hong Kong Journalists Association to hold general meeting next month to vote for lowering dissolution threshold)
Ming Pao, May 16, 2022

Can Hong Kong Bar Association’s new chief walk a tightrope and mend ties with Beijing while speaking up on issues?
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

山东大学退休教授孙文广至今生死成谜 中共当局须给予答复(Whereabouts unknown: Sun Wenguang, well-known human rights defender and retired Shandong University professor forcibly disappeared in 2018)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中办发长文禁止离休领导 “妄议中央”(CPC’s Central Office prohibits retired cadres from "arbitrarily criticizing policies of central gov’t")
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2022

Related:
加强新时代离退休干部党的建设工作(Strengthening the party building work of retired cadres in the new era)
People, May 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Shanghai aims to end COVID lockdown by June 1
Al Jazeera, May 16, 2022

抗议封锁 深夜聚集拆围墙(Beijing University students protest lockdown, gather at night to tear down COVID fence)
Radio France Internationale, May 16, 2022

EU-US trade and tech negotiators meet in Paris to tighten screws on autocrats, including China and Russia
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2022

How Long Can Xi Prioritize ‘Zero COVID’ over the Economy?
The Diplomat, May 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s harsh zero-Covid measures risk eroding trust in the rule of law
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2022

When rights are restricted they must also be protected
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2022

The World Tries to Move Beyond Covid. China May Stand in the Way.
世界与新冠共存，为何习近平仍不惜代价坚持清零？
The New York Times, May 16, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China builds a self-repressing society
The Economist, May 14, 2022

Chinese police crack down on Beijing lockdown 'rumours'
Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2022

China database reveals the thousands detained in Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2022

Related:
海外维吾尔人在被泄露的新疆被关押者名单中寻找亲人(Overseas Uyghurs search for relatives on leaked Xinjiang detainee list)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2022

新疆人权迫害愈演愈烈 专家担忧穆斯林器官被强摘(Human rights persecution intensifies in Xinjiang; experts worry about forced organ harvesting from Muslims)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2022

China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Tigers, Flies, and Everything in Between
The Diplomat, May 12, 2022

“是中国的错”：对华关系成为澳洲大选重要议题('It's China's fault': Relations with China a key issue in Australia's election)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2022

通过“天网”“猎狐”进行跨国镇压 美国际宗教自由委员会点名批评习近平(China continues transnational repression campaign through Sky Net, Fox Hunt operations; USCIRF names, criticizes Xi Jinping)
Voice of America, May 13, 2022

Related:
USCIRF Releases New Report on Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, May 12, 2022

中企在欧核电项目受挫 “国家安全”问题成主因(“National security” concerns impede Chinese companies’ participation in European nuclear power projects)
Voice of America, May 12, 2022

因美国邀请台湾 中国缺席全球疫情峰会(China absent from global pandemic summit as U.S. invites Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2022

Biden to Host Southeast Asian Leaders as He Tries to Return Focus to China
美国东盟峰会召开，拜登外交政策再次聚焦中国
The New York Times, May 13, 2022

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

Hong Kong court rejects ex-lawmaker’s bail application in 47 democrats national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2022

會計師公會選制被「完善」 提名門檻大幅提高 須取兩個官方提名 ("Improved" Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants election system requires 2 official nominations, raising threshold)
inmediahk.net, May 13, 2022

Education foundation of defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy labour group disbands citing ‘political risk’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2022

鄭國漢稱嶺大學生會欠代表性 將收回場地清理「睇落唔舒服嘅嘢」(LingnanU president Leonard Cheng says students’ union lacks representative, will take back venue to clean out "unsightly stuff")
inmediahk.net, May 13, 2022

Hong Kong national security police lodge complaint against lawyers who allegedly took fees from legal defence fund despite claims of pro bono services
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

旅芬学者王展在中国被捕后失联 亲友两年半无法探视 (Family of Wang Zhan, scholar living in Finland, has not been able to reach him since his arrest in China 2.5 years ago)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

The Complexities of China’s Struggle For Justice
The Diplomat, May 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China denies suspending passports, invalidating foreign residency cards
Reuters, May 13, 2022

It wasn’t me: Beijing says it’s not to blame for the invasion of Ukraine
SupChina, May 12, 2022

China’s COVID-19 Data Doesn’t Match Its Harsh Restrictions
Foreign Policy, May 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong: Prominent Democracy Advocates Arrested
Human Rights Watch, May 13, 2022

New China Accounting Scandal Flies Under the Radar. And Where There’s Smoke …
如何看待容联云陷入财务造假丑闻？
Financial Times, May 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China linked to Russian aggression as EU and Japan vow to work together to counter Beijing
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

Chinese firms warned over ‘vulnerable’ overseas projects after Myanmar military junta cancels tenders, blacklists
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

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

National security law: arrest of Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen sparks concerns of wider net cast over religious institutions
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

天主教香港教區發聲明：極度關注陳日君樞機的情況及安全 (Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong issues statement: Extremely concerned about Cardinal Joseph Zen's condition and safety)
inmediahk.net, May 12, 2022

Cardinal Zen, barrister Margaret Ng and others released following four Hong Kong national security arrests
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2022

消息：何秀蘭涉612基金案於獄中被捕 (Cyd Ho arrested while in prison in connection with 612 Humanitarian Fund)
Ming Pao, May 11, 2022

National security police probing protester relief fund claim ‘misconduct’ by lawyers; ex-lawmaker arrested in jail
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2022

Hong Kong man who attempted boat escape to Taiwan with 11 others jailed for 20 months for making explosives at home
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2022

職工盟教育基金公司會員大會通過撤銷註冊並停止運作(Confederation of Trade Unions Education Foundation passes resolution to cancel registration, cease operation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2022

男保安涉網上「起底」被捕　對象包括警員和立法會議員(Security guard arrested for online "doxxing"; targets included police officers and legislators)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2022

八九学运领袖、《零八宪章》签署者之一王德邦及妻子被失踪(Wang Debang, student leader in 1989 Democracy Movement and a signatory of Charter 08, and wife are missing)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2022

湖南赤山监狱被揭发强迫劳动 “长沙富能”政治犯状况堪忧(Hunan Chishan Prison is accused of forced labor; situation of political prisoners in "Changsha Funeng" raises concerns)
Voice of America, May 12, 2022

汶川地震14周年 遇难学生家长无惧打压 坚持追究豆渣校舍责任(On 14th anniversary of Wenchuan earthquake, authorities pressure parents who continue to pursue accountability for shoddy school buildings in which their children perished)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong security law Article 23 delayed by Covid-19 outbreak, says security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2022

美国国务院网站删除“不支持台独”等表述 中国警告“引火烧身”(U.S. State Dept removes language such as “does not support Taiwan independence” from revised fact sheet; China warns U.S. of inviting trouble)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 12, 2022

报道：白宫起草行政令阻止中国公司获取美国人的数据(Report: White House drafts executive order to stop China from scooping up Americans' data)
Voice of America, May 12, 2022

Related:
EXCLUSIVE Biden eyes new ways to bar China from scooping up U.S. data
Reuters, May 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

联合国人权高专5月底前访问中国并前往新疆(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit China and travel to Xinjiang by end of May)
Voice of America, May 12, 2022

世卫组织总干事关于“动态清零”不可持续的言论遭中国屏蔽(China blocks WHO Director-General's remarks on unsustainable "dynamic zeroing" policy)
The Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中国“清零”政策承受内外部压力 为何还在坚持？(Why does China, facing internal and external pressure, insist on "zero-Covid" policy?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 12, 2022

Hong Kong: Arrests of activists, including 90-year-old cardinal, a ‘shocking escalation’ of repression
Amnesty International, May 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China censors zero-COVID debate after WHO criticises policy
Agence France-Presse, May 11, 2022

Beijing bans preschool learning apps as crackdown on private tutoring continues
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2022

Chinese border police 'clipping' passports of citizens as they arrive back home
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2022

“以民治民”控制社会 “法理民兵”应运而生 ("Governing the people by the people" to control the society--the birth of the "fali [jurisprudence struggle] militia")
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2022

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

Cardinal Joseph Zen arrested by Hong Kong’s national security police, Vatican expresses concern
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2022

Ex-scholar tied to fund for protesters ‘arrested at Hong Kong airport by national security police’
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2022

Related:
消息：「612基金」至少4人被捕　包括許寶強、吳靄儀、陳日君及何韻詩(At least 4 "612 Humanitarian Fund" trustees arrested, including Hui Po-keung, Margaret Ng, Joseph Zen, Denise Ho)
Ming Pao, May 11, 2022

Hong Kong Tiananmen activist jailed for 3 months for refusing national security data demand
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2022

19歲學生拋雜物入路軌 危及乘客安全襲警等3罪成 判入更生中心 (19-year-old student sentenced to correctional center after conviction of 3 crimes: throwing objects into railway tracks, endangering passengers' safety, assaulting police officer)
inmediahk.net, May 11, 2022

「黎明行動」兩年半後遭控非法集結及刑毁　3人准保釋候審 (2.5 years after incident, 3 are charged with illegal assembly and criminal damage over "Operation Dawn"; released on bail pending trial)
Ming Pao, May 11, 2022

APM「和你sing」兩男女事隔兩年被控非法集結 准保釋候訊 (2 are charged with illegal assembly over "sing with you" action after 2 years; released on bail pending trial)
inmediahk.net, May 11, 2022

19歲學生涉大前年8.31藏刀 事隔3年被起訴 (19-year-old student charged with hiding knife in the 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, May 11, 2022

李明哲揭赤山監獄強迫勞動 同囚政治犯家屬擔憂（Li Mingzhe exposes forced labor in Chishan Prison; family members of political prisoners are worried）
Central News Agency, May 11, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong laws can limit false Covid info, says security chief, but research into ‘fake news’ legislation underway
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s zero-Covid policy is not sustainable, WHO director general says
The Guardian, May 10, 2022

Related:
SHANGHAI TIGHTENS LOCKDOWN AFTER POLITBURO STANDING COMMITTEE WARNING
China Digital Times, May 11, 2022

China’s COVID crisis and the dilemma facing its leaders, by experts who have monitored it since the Wuhan outbreak
The Conversation, May 10, 2022

公營直資教師流失4,050人 流失率創五年新高(HK public and direct subsidized schools lose 4,050 teachers; attrition rate hits 5-year high)
inmediahk.net, May 11, 2022

违规收治发热病人，四川南充一医院院长、副院长双双获刑 (President, vice president of a hospital in Nanchong, Sichuan are jailed for treating fever patients)
Sohu, May 10, 2022

滬上老外：封城後我開始思考，「怎樣逃離曾經深愛的上海」 (Foreigners in Shanghai: In lockdown, I began to think, "How to escape from the Shanghai I once loved")
Initium Media, May 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

產業鏈外遷、脫鉤加速：政治抗疫下中國經濟不可逆轉的代價 (Relocation of industrial chain and acceleration of decoupling: The irreversible cost of the Chinese economy under the political fight against the epidemic)
Initium Media, May 10, 2022