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.

Monday, October 26, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Covid-19: China tests entire city of Kashgar in Xinjiang
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 26, 2020

加拿大国会定义中共迫害新疆维吾尔族为“种族灭绝” 中国称不要干涉内政。 (Canadian parliament defines persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang as genocide; China: Don't interfere in internal affairs)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2020

Related:
STATEMENT BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNING THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF UYGHURS AND OTHER TURKIC MUSLIMS IN XINJIANG, CHINA
Parliament of Canada, October 21, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

Chinese Misbehavior Increases Support for Taiwan
The Diplomat, October 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人權律師常瑋平再遭監視居住 曾透露遭酷刑 聲明不自殺、不接受官派律師 (In video statement made under RSDL, human rights lawyer Chang Weiping says he was tortured and will not commit suicide or accepts officially-assigned lawyers)
The Stand News, October 24, 2020

Related:
Transcript of Video Statement by Detained Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping
Human Rights in China, October 16, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Communist Party plenum kicks off in Beijing
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 26, 2020

中共五中全会:中国年度政治大戏有哪些看点? (Highlights from the Fifth Plenum of the CPC Central Committee)
BBC, October 26, 2020

In Xi’s Homage to Korean War, a Jab at the U.S.
习近平高调纪念抗美援朝,向美国发出更强硬信号

The New York Times, October 26, 2020

US and EU start new forum to discuss China issues, including human rights and security
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2020

China 'to sanction' US firms over Taiwan arms sale
Radio France Internationale, October 26, 2020

China Aims to End Extreme Poverty, but Covid-19 Exposes Gaps
习近平誓言消除极端贫困,但疫情暴露了贫富差距

The New York Times, October 26, 2020

中共再谈“习思想” 被指为习近平2022年后继续掌权铺路 (CPC brings back “Xi Jinping Thought,” paving way for Xi to continue power after 2022)
Voice of America, October 25, 2020

宗教人士控诉中共打压信仰自由 扼杀西藏维吾尔文化 (Religious figures denounce China's suppression of religious freedom, strangling Tibetan and Uyghur culture)
Voice of America, October 26, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

再论《个人信息保护法》的六大关系 (On the 6 relationships mentioned in the Personal Information Protection Law)
Financial Times, October 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s future Liberal Studies teachers vow to stand by the subject despite pro-Beijing pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, October 26, 2020

As China Clamps Down, Activists Flee Hong Kong for Refuge in the West
国安法阴影下,香港活动人士寻求西方国家庇护

The New York Times, October 26, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s Human Rights Victims Shouldn’t Support Trump
Foreign Policy, October 23, 2020

中國如何透過聯合國,直接改變全世界對「人權」的定義? (How China changes the world's definition of “human rights” through United Nations?)
The News Lens, October 25, 2020

專訪:獲德國庇護李東昇 過來人身份助手足 (Interview with Alan Li Tung-sing, Hong Kong activist granted asylum in Germany: Helping brothers and sisters suffering what I have been through)
Deutsche Welle, October 26, 2020