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 11, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US-China Techno-Nationalism and the Decoupling of Innovation
The Diplomat, September 10, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Three Camps in Xinjiang’s Uchturpan Believed to Hold Ten Percent of County’s Uyghur Population
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

任志强案开审北京戒备森严审 任拒绝认罪坚持自辩 (At trial in Beijing, Ren Zhiqiang refuses to plead guilty and acts as own defense counsel)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2020

“长沙富能颠覆案” 三被告遭秘密审讯 (Three defendants are tried in secret in Changsha Funeng subversion case)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

迎合中国市场的《花木兰》被中国冷处理 (Catered to the Chinese market, “Mulan" gets cold-shouldered in China)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s belt and road builds network its military could use: US report
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2020

Related:
Weaponizing the Belt and Road Initiative
Asia Society Policy Institute, September 8, 2020

“病毒侦探”破解新冠病毒来源之谜 (“Virus Detective" solves mystery of the origin of new coronavirus)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy movement wins Freedom Award
Apple Daily, September 11, 2002

Hong Kong prosecutor faces justice department probe after email on plans for banned Tiananmen Square vigil
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2020

女/性別平權團體及區議員致鄧炳強公開信:強烈譴責警方違反國際公約,濫用武力壓制女童、孕婦及女性市民 (Open letter from women’s/gender equality groups, district councilors to Police Commissioner: Strongly condemn police violation of international conventions in use of force to suppress girls, pregnant women, and other female citizens)
inmediahk.net, September 11, 2020

警拘21歲TG群組女管理人 涉煽惑參與未經批准集結 (Police detain 21-year-old woman who manages Telegram group for inciting participation in unauthorized assembly)
inmediahk.net, September 11, 2020

香港民研:63%受訪者反對「香港從沒三權分立」 學者指政府說法衝擊社會共識 (Hong Kong public opinion poll shows 63% of respondents disagree with "Hong Kong never had separation of powers"; scholars say gov’t position goes against social consensus)
inmediahk.net, September 11, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Carrie Lam’s stance on the separation of powers in Hong Kong is self-contradictory
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2002

Commentary: China awakens to digital privacy concerns
Channel News Asia, September 11, 2020

Respect legal rights of 12 trying to flee Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2020

What To Do About the 2022 Beijing Olympics?
The Diplomat, September 10, 2020