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.

Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese labour schemes aimed to cut Uighur population density – report
The Guardian, March 3, 2021

'If the others go I'll go': Inside China's scheme to transfer Uighurs into work
BBC News, March 3, 2021

Related:
Coercive Labor and Forced Displacement in Xinjiang’s Cross-Regional Labor Transfer Program
The Jamestown Foundation, March 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan issue, risk of conflict loom large for Beijing’s political elite
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021

South China Sea: Taiwan fires up missile tests to coincide with Beijing’s month of military drills
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021

US has no need to change its ‘strategic ambiguity’ about Taiwan, says ex-national security adviser H.R. McMaster
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China Steps up Curbs on Dissidents Ahead of National People's Congress
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2021

中国央视播辣笔小球“认罪” (China blogger who questioned official death toll in India border clash “confesses” on CCTV)
Radio France Internationale, Marche 3, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Has China Really Eliminated Poverty?
Voice of America, March 3, 2021

中國「兩會」即將登場,聚焦「十四五規劃」、香港選制、台灣問題 (Expected focuses of Two Congresses: China's 14th Five-Year Plan, Hong Kong electoral reform, Taiwan issue)
The News Lens, March 3, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Smile for the camera: the dark side of China's emotion-recognition tech
The Guardian, March 3, 2021

防范“人脸识别”滥用,皮剑龙委员建议:加快制定专门法律 (CPPCC member Pi Jianlong's suggestion to Two Congresses: Make law to regulate facial recognition)
Beijing News, March 3, 2021

Microsoft accuses China over email cyber-attacks
BBC News, March 3, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: 16-year-old first to receive detention sentence after pleading guilty to rioting during 2019 unrest
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong court hears Occupy co-founders engaged in ‘conspiracy to inspire’, but not a criminal offence
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021

National security law: defence lawyers for 47 opposition politicians, activists push for lifting of restrictions on media reporting
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021

Related:
Lawyer joins action after row with cops over papers
The Standard, March 3, 2021

Hong Kong national security police arrest former Next Digital exec. director over alleged fraud
Hong Kong Free Press, March 3, 2021

China's electoral reform 'earthquake' set to upend Hong Kong politics
Reuters, March 2, 2021

‘Two sessions’: China expected to unveil new controls on Hong Kong
The Guardian, March 3, 2021

Related:
The ‘China Model’ Is Expanding in Hong Kong
The Diplomat, March 2, 2021

Hong Kong is not independent like Singapore and those who challenge Beijing’s authority are separatists, says CY Leung
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2021

Related:
Former Hong Kong chief does not rule out return to post
Channel News Asia, March 3, 2021

Hong Kong teachers divided over controversial changes to liberal studies as school heads call for delay to revamp
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2021

自由之家:香港自由度跌至 52 分 低過科索沃、布基納法索 中國 9 分 台灣 94 分(Freedom House: Hong Kong's new freedom score drops to 52, lower than Kosovo and Burkina Faso)
Stand News, March 3, 2021

Related:
Freedom in the World 2021 Report on Hong Kong
Freedom House, March 3, 2021

「12港人」案廖子文被加控無按法庭指定歸押罪(Hong Kong 12 case: Liu Tsz-man faces new charge over failing to surrender to custody as required)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 2, 2021