China Seeks Sweeping Regional Deal With Pacific Island Countries
中国寻求与多个太平洋岛国签订区域性协议，扩大影响力
The New York Times, May 26, 2022
Chinese Foreign Minister Points to Solomons as Model for 'Mutual Trust' at Start of Pacific Tour
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2022
U.S. Speeds Up Reshaping of Taiwan’s Defenses to Deter China
美国加速重塑台湾防卫，试图震慑中国
The New York Times, May 26, 2022
Hong Kong Unlikely to See Tiananmen Vigil, as Taiwan Plans Major June 4 Event Instead
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2022
Pitches in Hong Kong's Victoria Park, Site of Previous Candlelight Vigils, Fully Booked for June 4
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2022
6 New Anti-Riot Armoured Vehicles to Hit Hong Kong Roads in June as part of Trial Run ahead of 25th Handover Anniversary
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2022
阿布泰創辦人林景楠選舉廣告違例 入稟申免除刑罰獲批(Mike Lam, one of the 47 democrats charged with subversion, exempted from punishment for violating election advertisement rule)
inmediahk.net, May 25, 2022
湖北省赤壁市民主人士陈剑雄已被批捕(Chen Jianxiong, democrat from Chibi City, Hubei Province, has been officially arrested)
Weiquanwang, May 26, 2022
Hundreds Join Student Protests at Two Beijing Universities over Covid-19 Measures
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2022
布林肯：美国希望避免与中国发生冲突 但将捍卫国际秩序(Blinken: U.S. wants to avoid conflict with China, but will defend international order)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2022
Concerns Grow in China over Economic Impact of 'Zero Covid'
The New York Times, May 26, 2022
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China pushes for regular mass testing in ‘zero-Covid’ pursuit.
中国多地转向常态化核酸检测，引发对经济担忧
The New York Times, May 26, 2022
China’s Top Two Leaders Diverge in Messaging on Covid Impact
习近平和李克强就疫情影响传达不同信息
The Wall Street Journal, May 25-26, 2022
Shanghai's Lockdown will end as "scripted," City's Commissioner Says as Fewer than 50 Covid-19 Cases Show Symptoms for Second Day
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2022
Hong Kong Ends Mutual Accounting Recognition Accord with US
Bloomberg, May 26, 2022
Senior Beijing City Health Official Sacked Amid Capital's Covid Battle
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2022
China's Leader Xi Speaks to UN Human Rights Chief, as Xinjiang Row Rages
Hong Kong Free Press, May 25, 2022
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钦佩中国保护人权？联合国人权高专办公室称中国错误引用高专讲话(“Admiration for China's protection of human rights”? UN OHCHR Says China misquotes High Commissioner's Speech)
Voice of America, May 26 2022
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在新疆问题上沉默 联合国人权高专遭抨击(UN High Commissioner is criticized for silence on Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, May 26, 2022
New NFT Platform from Visual China, the Country's Top Photo Licensing Site, Targets Overseas Users on Ethereum
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2022
Xinjiang Police Files Show Xi Jinping's Personal involvement in Uyghur Persecution
The Diplomat, May 25, 2022
香港政治犯三年逾千人 港府被批迫害年轻人(More than 1,000 HK political prisoners in 3 years, HKSAR gov’t criticized for persecuting young people)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2022
Hong Kong Reaches a Grim Milestone: 1,000 Political Prisoners
Hong Kong Democracy Council, May 2022
The Rise of 'Bai Lan,': Why China's Frustrated Youth are Ready to 'Let it Rot'
The Guardian, May 25, 2022
Rumours Emerge of Disharmony within China's Leadership
The Economist, May 26, 2022
What Deals is China Pursuing in the Pacific and why is Everyone so Worried
The Guardian, May 25, 2022
Beijing’s Abuses Are Laid Bare in Xinjiang Police Files
Foreign Policy, May 25, 2022
National security law: can Hongkongers still hold June 4 commemorative events marking anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown?
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2022
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Hong Kong’s only non-establishment lawmaker ‘still thinking’ about how to mark Tiananmen crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press, May 25, 202
六四前夕 西方科技公司配合北京自我审查的情况正在加剧 (Western tech firms' cooperation with Beijing's self-censorship intensifies ahead of June 4th)
Voice of America, May 25, 2022
Beijing clamps down on elite students after lockdown protests
Financial Times, May 25, 2022
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北京两高校学生校园集会 反对以抗疫为由禁学生离校 (Students from two Beijing universities rally against ban on leaving campus on grounds of epidemic prevention)
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2022
Shandong activist incommunicado as veteran dissident Xu Qin is held without trial
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2022
Open Letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from Friends of Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing
致聯合國人權高專辦高級專員米歇尔·巴切莱特女士公開信
Free Huang XueQin & Wang JianBing, May 24, 2022
阮民安被加控欺詐罪 涉與妻子賣曲奇為暴動案少女籌款(Tommy Yuen, charged with sedition, faces additional fraud charge for selling cookies to raise money for girl in riot case)
inmediahk.net, May 25, 2022
陳日君被控後首主持彌撒 為中國教會祈禱 籲信眾抱守希望(Cardinal Joseph Zen presides over mass for first time since being charged, prays for churches in China and calls on believers to hold on to hope)
Ming Pao Weekly, May 25, 2022
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog starts first prosecution under new anti-doxxing law, charging company director with illegally leaking personal data
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2022
Hong Kong to consult public on regulating crowdfunding to prevent activities ‘endangering’ national security
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2022
教育局將擴大《基本法》考試 或逐步推至幼稚園、代課老師(Education Bureau to extend Basic Law exam to kindergarten and substitute teachers)
inmediahk.net, May 25, 2022
中國禁醫保支付常態化核酸檢測 地方財政亮紅燈 (China bans medical insurance from paying for routine nucleic acid testing, threatening local finance)
Central News Agency, May 25, 2022
Xi Jinping defends China’s human rights record to visiting UN commissioner
The Guardian, May 25, 2022
新疆外泄资料揭拘留营守卫可枪毙逃跑者 震惊国际社会 (Leaked information in Xinjiang reveals that internment camp guards can shoot escapees, shocking international community)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2022
China military drill ‘a warning’ to Taiwan in wake of Biden defence pledge
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2022
What overseas Chinese citizens make of Xi Jinping's resignation rumours
GlobalVoices, May 25, 2022
Hong Kong’s New Leader Heralds a Dark Era
The Atlantic, May 25, 2022
疫情下被放逐的勞工：當上海成為他們的無依之地 (Exiled laborers under the epidemic as Shanghai becomes their “Nomadland”)
Initium Media, May 25, 2022
US-based group calls for sanctions on national security law judges and panel, says Hong Kong has ‘fastest growing population of political prisoners’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 25, 2022
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Hong Kong Reaches a Grim Milestone: 1,000 Political Prisoners
Hong Kong Democracy Council, May 23, 2022
「最後一代」作爲一種中國式抗爭：沒有行動的反抗能激起火花嗎？(“The Last Generation” as Chinese-Style resistance: Can resistance without action kindle a fire?)
Initium Media, May 25, 2022
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“最后一代”和“润学”：中国年轻人的绝望与幻灭
”The Last Generation”: The disillusionment of young Chinese
The New York Times, May 25, 2022
拜登称将在军事上保护台湾是口误吗？
Biden Veers Off Script on Taiwan. Enter the Cleanup Brigade.
The New York Times, May 24, 2022
Hong Kong Catholic churches will not hold annual Tiananmen memorial mass for first time in decades over national security law concerns
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2022
Airbnb shuts down its local business in China.
The New York Times, May 24, 2022
聯合國人權高級專員訪中 遭拘記者黃雪琴親友籲關注 (Relatives, friends urge attention on detained journalist Huang Xueqin during UN High Commissioner's visit to China)
Central News Agency, May 24, 2022
敦请公安部责成吉林公安政保部⻔立即解除对唐吉田律师非法稳控的呼吁书 (China Human Rights Lawyers Group urges lifting of unlawful restrictions on lawyer Tang Jitian)
Weiquanwang, May 24, 2022
Ex-Hong Kong academic and opposition activist Benny Tai gets 10 months’ jail in election expenses case
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2022
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen, 5 other activists deny charges over alleged failure to register legal fund for protesters
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2022
Hong Kong court adjourns sentencing in 2019 protest case linked to activists who tried to flee to Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press, May 24, 2022
Hong Kong press club still has ‘role to play,’ president says after cancellation of human rights journalism awards
Hong Kong Free Press, May 24, 2022
Hong Kong’s Law Society forms panel to investigate national security police complaint against lawyers in connection to legal defence fund for protesters
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2022
聯合國人權事務高級專員訪問中國，稱此行旨在推廣人權、而非調查 (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visits China, says trip aimed at promoting human rights, not investigating)
Initium Media, May 24, 2022
Trove of damning Xinjiang police files leaked as U.N. rights chief visits China
The Washington Post, May 24, 2022
Thousands of detained Uyghurs pictured in leaked Xinjiang police files
The Guardian, May 24, 2022
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Xinjiang leak sheds new light on China's 're-education' camps
Radio France Internationale, May 24, 2022Public Security Minister’s Speech Describes Xi Jinping’s Direction of Mass Detentions in Xinjiang
ChinaFile, May 24, 2022
Is Shanghai’s Lockdown Over?
The Diplomat, May 23, 2022
Anti-terrorism drill with 100 officers staged ahead of expected visit by state leaders on Hong Kong’s 25th handover anniversary
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2022
疫情以來首度 天安門廣場暫停參觀21天 (For the first time since the epidemic, visits to Tiananmen Square are suspended for 21 days)
Central News Agency, May 24, 2022
National security law: Hong Kong took authoritarian turn in 2021 under Beijing-imposed legislation, EU says in annual report
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2022
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Hong Kong: Annual EU report on political and economic developments in 2021
European External Action Service, May 20, 2022
Martin Rogers of US law firm Davis Polk withdraws from Hong Kong national security law forum following criticism
Hong Kong Free Press, May 23, 2022
Microsoft censored sensitive Chinese search topics, even in the U.S.
Protocol, May 20, 2022
China seeks more island security pacts to boost clout in Pacific
中国寻求与更多太平洋岛国达成安全协议
Financial Times, May 22, 2022
提防中国：日本要求高校加强对留学生的背景审查(Beware of China: Japan asks colleges and universities to strengthen background checks on international students)
Deutsche Welle, May 23, 2022
Retired Catholic leader Joseph Zen, 5 others to appear before Hong Kong court over role in fund for protesters
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2022
612基金案有律師被指專業失當 律師會展開調查(Law Society launches probe into lawyers accused of professional misconduct in 612 Humanitarian Fund case)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 23, 2022
Hong Kong protests: 2 judges accused of misconduct over cases linked to 2019 unrest cleared of wrongdoing after judiciary probes
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2022
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法官練錦鴻、裁判官何俊堯遭市民投訴裁不成立 張舉能提醒二人審慎(Public complaints against Judge Ernest Lin and Magistrate Stanley Ho dismissed; Chief Justice Andrew Cheung reminds them to be cautious)
Ming Pao, May 20, 2022
網媒記者擾亂公眾秩序罪成判囚1個月 官批言論惹人仇警(Online media journalist sentenced to 1 month in prison for disturbing public order; judge criticizes speech as provoking hatred against police)
Ming Pao, May 23, 2022
法院中止“煽颠”案审理 “中国人权观察”始创人徐秦恐遭长期囚禁(Court postpones for the 6th time trial of China Human Rights Watch founder Xu Qin for "inciting subversion of state power")
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2022
The Volunteer Movement Enraging China
The Atlantic, May 21, 2022
“勿甘为奴” 上海自救自治委员会发布宣言("Don't be a slave" : Declaration of the Shanghai Self-Rescue and Autonomous Committee)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2022
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勿甘为奴 自救自治！上海自救自治委员会宣言 (“Don’t Be a Slave, Self-Rescue and Self-Governance!”: Declaration of the Shanghai Self-Rescue and Autonomous Committee
Shanghai Self-Rescue and Autonomous Committee, May 23, 2022
Biden to Begin New Asia-Pacific Economic Bloc With a Dozen Allies
拜登亚洲行启动印太经济框架，抗衡中国影响力
The New York Times, May 23, 2022
Beijing orders millions more to work from home in targeted Covid containment drive
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2022
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中国疫情此起彼伏：上海尚未完全解封，北京又扩大居家办公(Ebb and flow of COVID in China: Shanghai barely reopens as Beijing expands working from home)
Voice of America, May 24, 2022
Weeks of COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai takes toll on residents' mental health
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2022
As China Doubles Down on Lockdowns, Some Chinese Seek an Exit
中国疫情封控催生“移民热”
The New York Times, May 22, 2022
UN human rights commissioner criticised over planned Xinjiang visit
The Guardian, May 20, 2022
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U.N. Human Rights Chief to Make First Trip to China Since 2005
联合国人权高专巴切莱特抵华 被囚异议人士亲属求助(As UN Human Rights High Commissioner Bachelet arrives in China, relatives of imprisoned dissidents ask for help)
联合国最高人权官员将访问新疆
The New York Times, May 23, 2022
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2022
Exclusive | Hong Kong to ramp up security for handover anniversary, guard against ‘new threats’ including Covid-19, ‘home-grown terrorism’
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2022
US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China, says Joe Biden
The Guardian, May 20, 2022
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Biden Says U.S. Military Would Defend Taiwan if China Invaded
拜登：若中国入侵台湾，美国将提供防卫
The New York Times, May 23, 022
“主旋律”以外的声音: 从YT视频看上海人的抗争(Voices beyond the "main melody": Shanghai people’s struggle seen in YouTube videos)
Deutsche Welle, May 23, 2022
In Hong Kong, a Once Liberal University Feels Beijing’s Weight
Foreign Policy, May 22, 2022
China: UN human rights chief must seize critical opportunity to address crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
Amnesty International, May 23, 2022
UN High Commissioner Must Speak Up on Her China Visit for Los Desaparecidos
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 20, 2022
BRICS members back China’s call for expansion
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2022
Reshaping of China’s Communist Youth League gives insight into party resilience
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2022
A new Twitter account shows how the Chinese Communist Party stirs up ultra-nationalism
The Economist, May 19, 2022
独家：在德国的中国访问学者——为军方服务？(Exclusive: Are Chinese visiting scholars in Germany serving China’s military?)
Deutsche Welle, May 20, 2022
Chinese Hackers Tried to Steal Russian Defense Data, Report Says
报告称中国黑客试图窃取俄罗斯国防数据
The New York Times, May 20, 2022
Microsoft Is Censoring Searches in U.S. for Politically Sensitive Chinese Names, Researchers Say
报告称微软会审查北美用户对政治敏感中文名的搜索
The Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2022
Lawyer to seek jury trial for Hong Kong man accused of sedition, says client is autistic
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2022
【理大圍城】19歲自閉青年認暴動 判入教導所(19-year-old autistic youth sentenced to correctional center after pleading guilty to rioting during 2019 PolyU siege)
inmediahk.net, May 19, 2022
Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker seeks court order for return of documents seized during probe into role in legal defence fund
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2022