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, September 15, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

U.S. Restricts Chinese Apparel and Tech Products, Citing Forced Labor
美国对新疆进口产品实施新限制,指存在强迫劳动

The New York Times, September 15, 2020

Related:
DHS Cracks Down on Goods Produced by China’s State-Sponsored Forced Labor
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, September 14, 2020

Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)

Deposition, expulsion, loan suspension: Inner Mongolians threatened for mother-tongue schooling movement
Apple Daily, September 15, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Detained Chinese publisher denied access to lawyers for three days, says lawyer
Apple Daily, September 15, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

EU pushes China on trade, human rights at virtual summit
Deutsche Welle, September 15, 2020

欧盟向中国领导人摊牌:我们要求对等、负责和公平 (EU confronts Chinese leaders: We demand reciprocity, responsibility, fairness)
Voice of America, September 15, 2020

Britain warns its citizens of risk of arbitrary detention in China
Reuters, September 15, 2020

US issues sweeping new travel warning for China, Hong Kong
Associated Press, September 15, 2020

Chinese foreign minister visit prompts Mongolian protests
Agence France-Presse, September 15, 2020

China says EU observers free to visit Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, September 15, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

小心“数字面包屑”:中国打响大数据间谍战 (Caution against leaving behind "digital breadcrumbs": China wages big-data spy war)
Deutsche Welle, September 15, 2020

Hong Kong, 香港

Hong Kong protests and national security law: are the courts becoming politicised and are judgements biased?
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2020

Hongkongers detained in Shenzhen will learn their fate in 16 days: lawyer
Apple Daily, September 15, 2020

12 Hongkongers detained in China after fleeing are involved in 7 criminal legal cases, security chief says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2020

Hong Kong magistrate dismisses private prosecution case alleging misconduct by Civic Party’s Dennis Kwok over Legco committee election
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2020

Hong Kong prosecutors seek arrest warrants for ‘absconded’ Nathan Law and fellow activist over banned June 4 vigil
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2020

六四晚會26人被起訴 羅冠聰、張崑陽不在港缺席聆訊 官拒加離港禁令 (Nathan Law, Sunny Cheung are absent among 26 facing trial in connection with June Fourth vigil; judge rejects prosecution’s request for travel ban on those still in Hong Kong)
inmediahk.net, September 15, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Disney Wanted to Make a Splash in China With ‘Mulan.’ It Stumbled Instead.
一封失败的“给中国的情书”:《花木兰》在华遇冷

The New York Times, September 15, 2020

「送中」十二子與「反送中」的切割與命運相連 (How the fate of the “Shenzhen 12” is intertwined with that of “Anti-extradition” protests)
The Stand News, September 15, 2020