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.

Friday, September 02, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Christian rights lawyer disappears after retracting “forced” statement
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disappears-09012016110508.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Behind China’s Anbang: Empty offices and obscure names
起底安邦股东:空办公室里的壳公司
The New York Times, September 2, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/world/asia/china-anbang-insurance.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160902/china-anbang-insurance/

Posers for the party. How an online forum catches censors unawares
The Economist, September 3, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21706331-how-online-forum-catches-censors-unawares-posers-party

China hoping to avoid sensitive topics as G-20 summit host
The Washington Post, September 2, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/china-hoping-to-avoid-sensitive-topics-as-g-20-summit-host/2016/09/02/8abf012e-70d8-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html

China’s censors are powerful: Part 2 of the first CFI guide
China Film Insider, September 2, 2016
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinas-censors-powerful-part-2-first-cfi-guide/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rights activist “takes refuge” in U.S. embassy in Beijing: Relatives
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-libiyun-09012016142825.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese journalist held on “picking quarrels” charge beaten by prison guards, says lawyer
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/02/citizen-journalist-beaten-chinese-prison-guards-says-lawyer/

Mystery deepens over Chinese activist’s alleged suicide try
EJ Insight, September 1, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160901-mystery-deepens-over-chinese-activist-alleged-suicide-try/

China to tighten watch on discipline violations during holidays
Xinhua, August 31, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/31/c_135648955.htm

China promises humane, lawful treatment of detained Canadian
Reuters, August 31, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-promises-humane-la/3088102.html

人权组织呼吁中国政府停止打压行动 (Human rights groups call on Chinese government to stop crackdown)
Deustche Welle, August 31, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/人权组织呼吁中国政府停止打压行动/a-19516681

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

The race card. The leader of a troubled western province has been replaced. He will not be missed by its ethnic Uighurs
The Economist, September 3, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21706327-leader-troubled-western-province-has-been-replaced-he-will-not-be-missed-its-ethnic

Hong Kong (香港)

As Hong Kong goes to the polls, why isn’t the Communist Party on the ballot?
Quartz, September 1, 2016
http://qz.com/770620/as-hong-kong-prepares-to-go-to-the-polls-why-isnt-the-communist-party-on-the-ballot/

China pressures Hong Kong to squash independence calls ahead of poll: sources
Reuters, September 1, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-election-china-idUSKCN1175AO

Hong Kong youth feel powerless in politics
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2012375/hong-kong-youth-feel-powerless-politics

香港星期天立法会选举 港独自决呼声高 (Hong Kong voice for independence high for LegCo election on Sunday)
Voice of America, September 1, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/3489447.html

Daughter of missing Hong Kong bookseller told not to travel to Asia
The Guardian, September 1, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/01/daughter-of-missing-hong-kong-bookseller-told-not-to-travel-to-asia

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What can we expect from China at the G20?
ChinaFile, September 1, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-can-we-expect-china-g20