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.

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Donald Trump signs Uygur human rights bill into US law, authorising sanctions against Chinese officials
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Retweeting through the Great Firewall
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, June 12, 2020

Related:
Retweeting through the Great Firewall
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, June 12, 2020

China’s Surveillance Technology Is Keeping Tabs on Populations Around the World
The Diplomat, June 18, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Group of Seven countries urge China to reconsider Hong Kong national security law
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2020

Related:
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Hong Kong
U.S. Department of State, June 17, 2020

Hong Kong security law: China backs city’s status as financial hub as it brushes aside G7 concerns
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2020

Hong Kong protests: Taiwan announces humanitarian aid plan for people fleeing city
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2020

教育局向中小學發指引 元旦、國慶及七一活動必須奏國歌 (National anthem must play in primary, secondary schools on New Year's Day, National Day, and July 1; same rule applies to international schools)
HK01, June 18, 2020

98%新聞從業員反對立法 記協憂影響新聞出版自由 (98% of journalists oppose the national security law; Hong Kong Journalists Association fears erosion of press freedom)
Apple Daily, June 18, 2020

人大常委會今開會 正式公佈將審議港區國安法 (NPC Standing Committee officially announces it will review draft national security law for Hong Kong during current meeting)
The Stand News, June 18, 2020

港版國安法規範罪行 「外國勢力干預香港事務」變「勾結外國勢力」 鄭若驊:暫難恰當回應 (Latest revision of national security law shifts target from "foreign forces interfering in Hong Kong's internal affairs" to "collusion with foreign forces")
The Stand News, June 18, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Will Hong Kong Be Tiananmen 2.0?
香港是否会变成天安门2.0?
Project Syndicate, June 16, 2020