The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, November 08, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

在中国官媒工作的美记者谈中国媒体笔下的美国大选 (How an American journalist working at a Chinese state media house sees the reportage of U.S. presidential election in Chinese media)
Voice of America, November 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/how-china-cover-us-election-20161107/3585929.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Fears grow for Chinese election hopeful, missing, believed detained
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fears-11072016105409.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China cancels annual Larung Gar festival as evictions continue
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/cancels-11072016142911.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Internet controls will get stricter, to dismay of foreign business
中国通过网络安全法,在华外企不安
The New York Times, November 8, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/business/international/china-cyber-security-regulations.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161108/china-cyber-security-regulations/

Related:
中华人民共和国网络安全法 (People’s Republic of China Cybersecurity Law)
Xinhua, November 7, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2016-11/07/c_1119867015.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawyers prepare protest march after China inflames political crisis
Reuters, November 7, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-china-justice-idUSKBN1330BT

Related:
釋法變立法 京誓連根拔起本土派 (Interpretation turns into legislation, Beijing vows to uproot localists)
Apple Daily, November 8, 2016
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20161108/19826573

李飛定義:自決是港獨 朱凱廸轟中共政治羅網越張越大 (Li Fei definition: Self-determination also means separatism; Eddie Chu denounces CPC’s intensifying political chase)
Apple Daily, November 8, 2016
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20161108/19826499

釋法:英美促克制護一國兩制 中籲勿干預 (Britain and USA call on NPC to restrain power to interpret the Basic Law and upkeep One Country Two Systems, China warns foreign countries not to intervene)
Radio France Internationale, November 8, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161108-釋法:英美促克制護一國兩制-中籲勿干預

Britain says concerned by Chinese National People's Congress's decision on Hong Kong
Reuters, November 7, 2016
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-hongkong-china-politics-britain-idUKKBN1321I8

Analysts fear Beijing’s ruling could curtail debate if Hong Kong lawmakers fear legal action
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2043736/analysts-fear-beijings-ruling-could-curtail-debate-if-hong

Beijing intervention roils waters for Hong Kong's top judge
Reuters, November 7, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-china-justice-idUSKBN1330BT

4 arrested and 2 police injured in late-night protest over Basic Law interpretation
Hong Kong Free Press, November 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/07/4-arrested-2-police-injured-late-night-protest-basic-law-interpretation/

Yau Wai-ching's transformation from quiet Hong Kong office worker to radical politician
The Age, November 8, 2016
http://www.theage.com.au/world/yau-waichings-transformation-from-quiet-hong-kong-office-worker-to-radical-politician-20161107-gsk391

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s heavy hand on Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/beijings-heavy-hand-on-hong-kong-1478565392

Reform needed in how Chinese judges think
The Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/11/07/reform-needed-in-how-chinese-judges-think/