Links for Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Anti COVID zero protests
White House weighs how forcefully to support protesters in China / NYT (paywall)
Critics slam Biden’s ‘weakness’ on China protests / SCMP (paywall)
Biden administration reacts with caution to China protests / Politico

Hong Kong seeks to exclude foreign lawyers from national security trials
Hong Kong challenges own court with appeal to Beijing to bar UK lawyer / FT (paywall)
Hong Kong leader says Beijing concerned about foreign lawyers in security cases / Reuters
Hong Kong’s justice department seeks 7-day adjournment of Jimmy Lai trial / SCMP (paywall)
Hong Kong to Seek Beijing’s Intervention After Top Court Rules in Favor of Jimmy Lai / WSJ (paywall)
Hong Kong gov’t to seek to adjourn Jimmy Lai’s collusion trial 2 days ahead of scheduled start date / HKFP
Hong Kong taps Beijing in high-profile national security case / Nikkei Asia (paywall)

What is to replace the U.K.’s ‘golden era” relationship with China?
Rishi Sunak sets out China policy as Tory critics loom / BBC
Sunak signals determination for U.K. to engage with China / FT (paywall)
‘Golden era’ over: China a ‘systemic challenge’ to U.K. values, says PM Sunak after Shanghai journalist beating / AFP via HKFP
EU chief under pressure to get tough with Xi as China protests grow / Politico

Graftbusters ensnare former soccer coach
Former Chinese soccer coach probed amid anti-graft crackdown / Sixth Tone
“Disciplinary authorities in the central province of Hubei have started an anti-corruption investigation into the former head coach of the Chinese men’s soccer team in a high-profile case scrutinizing the country’s wealthy sport sector.”

Education equity for rural students
How academic tracking exacerbates rural China’s education gaps / Sixth Tone
“Rural students are being tracked into academic programs from an early age, upping the stakes of early education and complicating efforts at education equity.”