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RIL Newsletter #2026-09
Welcome to Resilience Innovation Lab (RIL). In this newsletter, we will share updates on situation in Hong Kong and Chinese for journalists and event by RIL and partnters. (Scroll down for Traditional Chinese version) Hong Kong: Independent Journalist Arrested over Protest-Anniversary Coverage Hong Kong police arrested Tang Ho-wing, founder of the independent outlet Boom News, on 30 September 2026 under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance on suspicion of acting with “seditious intention.” The arrest followed Boom News’s 31 August coverage of a small gathering marking the seventh anniversary of the 2019 police crackdown on extradition-bill protests. Authorities said the gathering…
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RIL East Asian Threat Intel Digest #2
A Note on This Edition This edition is primarily in Chinese. RIL will continue to publish newsletters and other materials in English, while English-language sources and further reading are also provided in this edition where available. AI & Privacy | What Happens to the Information You Share with AI? AI chatbots are increasingly used for both work and personal conversations, but the information shared with them may not remain entirely private. This section looks at how AI providers may store, review or disclose user data, and offers practical steps to reduce privacy risks when using AI tools. VPN Privacy |…
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RIL Newsletter #2026-08
Welcome to the Resilience Innovation Lab (RIL) newsletter. In this issue, we share updates on recent developments in Hong Kong, including the latest court ruling involving former Hong Kong Alliance leaders and growing concerns over pressure on journalists, as well as updates on RIL’s recent activities and newly published reports. (Scroll down for the Traditional Chinese version.) RIL joins the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience Resilience Innovation Lab has joined the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a global network bringing together more than 350 organisations across over 65 countries working to preserve memory, promote truth and advance human…
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RIL Newsletter #2026-07
Welcome to Resilience Innovation Lab (RIL). In this newsletter, we will share updates on further Hong Kong bookstore raids and latest RIL’s report. Hong Kong Bookstore Arrests Deepen Concerns over Censorship and Cross-border Publishing Hong Kong’s national security police arrested five people during coordinated raids on two independent bookstores on 15 July 2026, escalating a crackdown that had already targeted another bookseller in June. Officers searched Have a Nice Stay, founded by a former journalist, and the long-established Greenfield Bookstore, arresting two men and three women suspected of displaying and selling publications with “seditious intention.” Police alleged that the material…
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Authoritarian Innovation: How China Is Building Control into Generative AI Systems
(Scroll Down for Traditional Chinese version) Written by Resilience Innovation Lab (RIL) and Strategic China Policy Group (SCPG), the latest report, Authoritarian Innovation: How China Is Building Control into Generative AI Systems, draws on official sources and technical standards to examine how Beijing is embedding information control into large language models through its content security framework, standards, and model governance. Key findings: Read the report here. 威權創新：中國如何將管控植入生成式人工智能系統 韌性創新實驗室（Resilience Innovation Lab, RIL）與Strategic China Policy Group （SCPG）合著的最新報告《威權創新：中國如何將管控植入生成式人工智能系統》（Authoritarian Innovation: How China Is Building Control into Generative AI Systems），透過官方資料及技術標準，探討北京如何透過其內容安全框架、行業標準及模型治理機制，將資訊管控嵌入大型語言模型之中。 報告重點： 請按此閱讀全文（只有英文版本）。
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RIL Newsletter #2026-06
Welcome to Resilience Innovation Lab (RIL). In this newsletter, we will share updates on Hong Kong’s new national security regulation, Hong Kong bookstore raid and latest RIL’s publication. Hong Kong’s New National Security Regulation Raises Fresh Fair-Trial and Human Rights Concerns On 9 June 2026, the Hong Kong government brought into immediate effect a new Safeguarding National Security (Procedural Matters) Regulation. The regulation says that when the Chief Executive certifies that conduct in a criminal case involves national security, the case will be treated as an “offence endangering national security” under Hong Kong’s National Security Law and the Safeguarding National…