Pacific Nations Reproach China for Its Push to Extend Regional Sway
太平洋岛国指责中国以强势姿态扩大地区影响力
The Wall Street Journal, July 14-15, 2022
Chinese drone maker lobbies to defeat US national security ban
大疆在美国游说，意在阻止无人机法案
Financial Times, July 15, 2022
Chinese Firms Are Selling Russia Goods Its Military Needs to Keep Fighting in Ukraine
中国企业继续卖货给俄罗斯，部分产品可助俄军在乌克兰一臂之力
The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2022
Chinese Feminists Caught Between a Rock and the Party
The Diplomat, July 15, 2022
中国烂尾楼拒付贷卷风暴 陕西首酿上千苦主包围银保监局(A thousand owners of units in unfinished buildings surround Banking Regulatory Commission in Shaanxi to defend their rights)
Radio France Internationale, July 15, 2022
China’s Surveillance State Hits Rare Resistance From Its Own Subjects
在“监控之国”，中国民众正变得愈发警惕
The New York Times, July 15, 2022
【初選47人案】伍健偉被拒保釋 官指庭內多名支持者叫喊 (Hong Kong 47 | Ng Kin-wai is denied bail; judge: Supporters shouting in court signals he may not stop endangering national security)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2022
7 Hong Kong protesters jailed for 7 to 10 months over speedboat escape bid
Hong Kong Free Press, July 15, 2022
12.28「和你shop」 二人非法集結上訴遭駁回 官：向警叫囂「報仇」屬煽惑暴力 (Judge dismisses appeal against illegal assembly convictions, says shouting "revenge" at the police incites violence)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2022
Hong Kong protests: top court acquits first person jailed for carrying zip ties, rules items ‘not instruments fit for unlawful purposes’
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2022
醫生和你sing刑期上訴得直改判囚14個月 官稱原審裁「核心滋事分子」過於武斷 (Court of Final Appeal reduces sentence for doctor convicted of illegal assembly, calls lower court ruling that defendant was a “core troublemaker” based only on his clothing “too arbitrary”)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2022
Elderly Catholic priest begins three-day hunger protest outside Hong Kong prison
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022
美通過國防授權法 撐台參與環太平洋軍演(U.S. passes National Defense Authorization Act to support Taiwan's participation in 2024 Rim of the Pacific exercise)
Deutsche Welle, July 15, 2022
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US House passes act supporting Taiwan's participation in 2024 RIMPAC
Taiwan News, July 15, 2022
蔡若蓮稱移民家長未必不滿香港教育：「觀感大於實際」(HK education chief: Emigrating parents may not be dissatisfied with Hong Kong’s education—“perception is greater than reality”)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2022
Alibaba Executives Called In by China Authorities as It Investigates Historic Data Heist
消息人士称阿里巴巴高管因警方数据库泄露事件被上海当局约见
The Wall Street Journal, July 14-15, 2022
China's Xi Jinping makes rare visit to once restive Xinjiang
The Guardian, July 15, 2022
Chinese bank scandal customers struggle to register for scheme to pay back money
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2022
China’s Surveillance State Hits Rare Resistance From Its Own Subjects
The New York Times, July 14, 2022
Beijing Communities Asking People to Wear Electronic Monitoring Wristband during Home Quarantine
What's on Weibo, July 14, 2022
Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism
The Economist, July 13, 2022
China’s ban of LGBTQ content in movies didn’t begin with ‘Lightyear’
SupChina, July 13, 2022
Chinese word processor WPS accused of censorship after author says she was locked out of 1.3 million-character document
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2022
US employs ‘tuna politics’ to resist China’s Pacific push
Financial Times, July 13, 2022
南太岛国峰会： 美副总统宣布投巨资 中方人员未受邀潜入被驱离(South Pacific Island Summit: U.S. vice president announces huge investment; uninvited Chinese military attaché disguised as reporter enters venue and is expelled)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022
达赖喇嘛出访中印有争议边境地区，时机敏感引发中国不满(Dalai Lama visits disputed border area between China and India on eve of bilateral commander-level military talks, sparking China’s dissatisfaction)
Voice of America, July 14, 2022
「長沙富能」政治犯致函家屬 披露赤山監獄艱困狀況(In letter to family, NGO Changsha Funeng member discloses harsh conditions in Chishan Prison)
Deutsche Welle, July 14, 2022
China activists left to mark Liu Xiaobo's death in private amid heavy censorship
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2022
Legality of national security data probe can be challenged, argues ex-Tiananmen group leader
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2022
Grandma Wong, fixture of Hong Kong protests, jailed for 8 months
Al Jazeera, July 14, 2022
Four Hong Kong men arrested while trying to flee to Taiwan
Al Jazeera, July 14, 2022
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港媒：反送中示威者13日拟逃往台湾时被捕(Hong Kong media: Anti-extradition protesters were arrested on July 13 as they planned flight to Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022
Ex-Hong Kong district councillor released on bail after being arrested for allegedly inciting blank votes
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2022
"香港人书展"突遭喊停 主办方质疑与政治因素有关(Organizers of Hong Kongers’ Book Fair suspect termination of venue lease is politically-motivated )
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022
Taking China's Global Cyber Body To Task
China Media Project, July 14, 2022
China’s big tech problem: even in a state-managed economy, digital companies grow too powerful
The Conversation, July 13, 2022
No. of investigations carried out by Hong Kong gov’t watchdog falls to 15-year low
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2022
提防“被消失” 台NGO团体吁建立赴中人身安全保障联系机制(Taiwan NGOs urge establishment of contact mechanism for personal safety protection in China to prevent being "disappeared")
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022
In Shanghai, a surge in cases raises fears of another lockdown.
上海新冠感染病例激增，引发再次封锁担忧
The New York Times, July 14, 2022
微博禁谐音传播不良信息 网民批如“文字狱”(Weibo bans homophones to stop spread of bad information; netizens call ban "word prison")
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2022
Nato chief, challenged on the need to confront China, cites its military build-up and rights record
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2022
地方政府深陷财政泥潭，中国各地危机四起 (Local gov’ts in deep financial quagmire as crises spread across China)
Voice of America,, July 13, 2022
中国烂尾楼业主集体停缴房贷 中产被卷入房地产风暴威胁金融社会稳定 (Owners of unfinished buildings in China collectively suspend loan payments, pulling middle class into a real estate storm, threatening financial and social stability)
Voice of America,, July 14, 2022
抖音承认澳洲用户数据可在中国获取 引发数据渗透恐慌 (TikTok admits Australian user data are available in China, sparking data intrusion panic)
Voice of America,, July 14, 2022
How China Wants to Replace the U.S. Order
The Atlantic, July 13, 2022
China’s World Internet Conference goes ‘international’ as Beijing seeks to promote its own vision of global cyberspace
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2022
Weibo Vows to Crack Down on Homophones and ‘Misspelled’ Words to “Stop Spread of Harmful Information”
What's on Weibo, July 13, 2022
美国国会及行政当局中国委员会共同主席发表声明 纪念刘晓波逝世五周年 (Statement by co-chairs of U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China commemorating Liu Xiaobo on 5th anniv. of his death)
Voice of America,, July 14, 2022
诺贝尔和平奖得主刘晓波死于狱中五周年,无国界记者呼吁国际社会对中国当局施加更大压力 (Reporters Without Borders urges int’l community to put more pressure on Chinese authorities on 5th anniv. of Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo's death in custody)
Voice of America, July 13, 2022
刘晓波逝世五周年 中国离宪政有多远？ (On 5th anniv. of Liu Xiaobo's death, how far is China from constitutionalism?)
Radio Free Asia,, July 12, 2022
河北栾城一天主教地下教会堂遭强拆 当地主教披露详情 (Underground Catholic church in Luancheng, Hebei forcibly demolished; local bishop reveals details)
Radio Free Asia,, July 12, 2022
Hong Kong court asked to rule if ex-Tiananmen group leaders can challenge legality of national security data probe
Hong Kong Free Press, July 13, 2022
【逆權律師】美籍律師Bickett國會聽證 斥港警隻手遮天凌駕法治 (Samuel Bickett accuses Hong Kong police of “covering the sky, overriding rule of law” in US congressional hearing)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022
香港公民社会人士美国会作证 吁扩大制裁至习近平及中层港警 (Hong Kong civil society members testify at U.S. Congress, urging expanding sanctions to include Xi Jinping and mid-level Hong Kong police)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022
Hong Kong's 'Grandma Wong' jailed over 2019 protests
BBC News, July 13, 2022
涉煽惑七一集結陳榮泰囚15個月 官指區議員身份發言屬「推波助瀾」(Lancelot Chan sentenced to 15 months in prison for inciting July 1 assembly; judge states that Chan, speaking as district councilor, was “fanning the flames”)
inmediahk.net, July 12, 2022
9.29政府總部外集結 4男女認暴動還柙 14歲男生等3人不認罪 (4 defendants plead guilty to rioting outside gov’t headquarters on Sept. 29, 2019; 3, including 14-year-old boy, plead not guilty)
inmediahk.net, July 13, 2022
Independent ‘Hongkongers book fair’ axed after organisers allegedly accused of lease violation
Hong Kong Free Press, July 13, 2022
中国全面取消300万人口以内城市落户限制 (China abolishes household registration restrictions in cities with fewer than 3 million people)
Radio Free Asia,, July 13, 2022
‘That would actually depend’: Hong Kong rebuffs UN concerns over security law risks for groups at rights hearing
Hong Kong Free Press, July 13, 2022
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Civil rights groups warn UN body that Hong Kong national security law limits ability to highlight fears about freedom in the city overseas
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2022
担忧《香港国安法》迫害 联合国专家提“勾结外国势力问题” (Concerned about persecution under National Security Law, UN experts raise questions on "colluding with foreign forces")
Voice of America, July 13, 2022
【Emily】NGO與聯國溝通違國安法否 港府：視情况 (Are NGOs communicating with the UN violating the NSL? Hong Kong gov’: “It depends on the situation”)
Mingpao News, July 13, 2022
林鄭曾稱正研究辱警罪範圍 新政府避答進度 僅稱「因應需要展開研究」 (Carrie Lam had said the gov’t was researching the scope of a new crime for insulting the police; new administration avoids commenting on progress, states that “research will be done according to need”)
inmediahk.net, July 13, 2022
How Did Abe Shinzo Become an Unlikely Subject of Collective Grief in China?
The Diplomat, July 13, 2022
China's Henan bank customers face harassment, job loss over protests
Reuters, July 12, 2022
【民研調查】港市民對香港前途及「一國兩制」信心淨值顯著上升 分析：市民或出現「躺平」心態(Public research survey | Hong Kong citizens’ confidence in Hong Kong’s future and “One Country, Two Systems” is up; may reflect “lying flat” mentality)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022
本地電影人聯署《香港自由電影宣言》 發起人：續以作品說話 (Local filmmakers sign “Hong Kong Declaration of Freedom of Filmmaking”; initiator: “filmmakers must continue to use their works to speak out”)
inmedahk.net, July 13, 2022
Hong Kong to electronically tag Covid patients as it adopts China’s health code system
The Guardian, July 12, 2022
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Proposed Covid-19 health code for Hong Kong will not be used for any political agenda, ‘only pandemic purposes’: John Lee
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2022
WeChat Is China’s Loved (and Feared) Surveillance Tool
Bloomberg, July 12, 2022
Myanmar Expanding Use of Chinese-Made Facial Recognition Systems: Report
The Diplomat, July 12, 2022
‘I Don’t Mind Being a Martyr’: Ailing Hong Kong Activist Defiant in Court
The New York Times, July 12, 2022
Hong Kong protests: 2 teens acquitted of manslaughter over janitor’s death but found guilty of rioting
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2022
Barrister facing national security trial makes new bid to lift reporting restrictions
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022
Hong Kong court rejects appeal by duo convicted over 2019 unlawful assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022
Ex-student leader arrested by Hong Kong anti-graft watchdog for allegedly inciting blank votes – sources
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022
香港考慮仿效大陸引入健康碼，你如何看健康碼的抗疫成效和爭議？(Hong Kong is considering imitating the mainland to introduce a health code. Your thoughts on its anti-epidemic effectiveness and controversy?)
Initium Media, July 12, 2022
公民护照被剪角，官方称依法从事但法律无此条文 (Citizen's passport is snipped: Official says it is in accordance with the law, despite absence of such provision)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022
美驻港总领事临别致辞轰国安法 北京批其言论危言耸听 (U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong criticizes National Security Law in farewell speech; Beijing slams it as alarmist)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022
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Beijing hits back after outgoing US envoy says Hong Kong’s freedoms being dismantled
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022
Henan Bank Protests: Duped Depositors to Receive Advanced Payment, but Anger Remains
What's on Weibo, July 12, 2022
河南储户维权抗议遭殴打镇压，引发公愤
Security Forces in China Attack Protesters Seeking Frozen Funds
The New York Times, July 12, 2022
Xi Jinping Might Think He Can Handle His Own ‘Ukraine’
The Diplomat, July 12, 2022
Blinken Reproves China Counterpart Over Support for Russia
布林肯与王毅在巴厘岛会晤，美方谴责中方支持俄罗斯
The Wall Street Journal, July 9-11, 2022
北京警告東協不要淪為他人「棋子」(China warns ASEAN against becoming a “pawn” used by others)
Deutsche Welle, July 11, 2022
欧洲议会通过决议谴责逮捕陈日君枢机及其他民主人士，北京表示不满(European Parliament passes resolution condemning arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen and other democrats; Beijing expresses dissatisfaction)
Voice of America, July 9, 2022
Booklets containing speech Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered in Hong Kong go on sale at bookstores
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2022
Hong Kong schools to submit plans for mainland study tours as part of overhauled liberal studies course
Hong Kong Free Press, July 8, 2022
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公民科21條內地考察行程 設不同學習目標包括維護國安、認識鄉親思想 (Civic and Social Development Studies mainland tour itineraries designed to teach students about the importance of maintaining national security and close ties with the motherland)
inmediahk.net, July 11, 2022
Nationalists attack Chinese journalist over emotional Shinzo Abe report
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2022
广州11·12大抓捕：范一平、胡天峰等5人被控“颠覆”一案已秘密开庭(Guangzhou Nov.12, 2020 arrests: Fan Yiping, Hu Tianfeng, and 3 others accused of "subversion" were secretly tried in April this year)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2022
中国河南村镇银行储户维权行动升级 抗议者遭身份不明人士殴打(Hundreds of village bank depositors in Zhengzhou, Henan protest are confronted by police, beaten by unidentified persons)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 11, 2022
#METOO CASES WEATHER CENSORSHIP, SUPPRESSION, AND VICTIM-BASHING
China Digital Times, July 8, 2022
Olympic protest case: Hong Kong court urged to consider sedition law’s effect on free speech
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2022
Hong Kong’s top court allows gov’t to challenge photographer’s overturned illegal assembly conviction
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2022
Hong Kong rights review marred by crackdown on civil society groups
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2022
理大逃入科學館案 被告稱要水洗面 遭警強行打開口噴椒 (Poly-U Science Museum Case | Defendant claims he wanted to wash his face with water but police forced pepper spray into his mouth)
inmediahk.net, July 11 2022