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, April 14, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Risk of China-Turkey tension as Beijing protests against refusal to extradite Xinjiang accused
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021

U.S. senators match House bill to assist Uighur refugees
Reuters, April 13, 2021

Related:
US-China ties: Washington funded terrorists in Xinjiang, Beijing says
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

China tells US 'not to play with fire' over Taiwan
Deutsche Welle, April 13, 2021

Related:
China’s military to hold live-fire drills off Taiwan as US delegation visits the island
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

余文生律师家属致信南京监狱:双手颤抖残疾 申请保外就医 (Families requests medical release of lawyer Yu Wensheng from Nanjing prison, now unable to care for self)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2021

维权人士探望江天勇律师: 遭软禁775天 没有人身自由 (Rights defender successfully visits lawyer Jiang Tianyong who has spent 775 days under house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

A Chinese platform erased accounts promoting “radical” feminist views shunning men
Quartz, April 14, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Poses Biggest Threat to U.S., Intelligence Report Says
美情报报告:中国对美国构成最大威胁

The New York Times, April 14, 2021

Related:
2021 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
US Office of the Director of National Intelligent, April 13, 2021

John Kerry Heads To China for First High-Level Talks Under Biden
The New York Times, April 14, 2021

China Trademarked the Entire South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2021

研究报告显示中国推行债务外交 (Research shows China is pursuing debt-trap diplomacy)
Radio France Internationale, April 13, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese researchers say they’ve developed an AI text censor that is 91 per cent accurate
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Exclusive | Hong Kong elections: national security police are drafting protocols for screening candidates, security chief reveals
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong plans to reduce transparency of electoral roll
Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2021

Concession or control? Beijing’s electoral overhaul for Hong Kong and what it means for opposition strongholds
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2021

聲明:記協對政府再以防止「起底」為名收緊傳媒查閱選民登記冊資料表示極度遺憾(Statement: Journalists Association expresses deep regret over gov’t restrictions on access to electoral register in name of preventing "doxxing")
Hong Kong Journalists Association, April 13, 2021

Ousted democrat Dennis Kwok officially resigns from Civic Party after leaving for Canada
Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2021

Related:
Five councillors fly out of Hong Kong
The Standard, April 14, 2021

Hong Kong’s Activists in Exile
The Diplomat, April 13, 2021

【初選47人案】毛孟靜高院申保釋被拒 散庭後向公眾席揮手(High Court revokes bail for Claudia Mo, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law)
inmediahk.net, April 14, 2021

Hong Kong university's guidelines on security law stoke fears over freedoms
Reuters, April 14, 2021

Hong Kong Protester Sentenced as Terminally Ill Rights Activist Starts New Jail Term
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Do China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats really have any bite?
Financial Times, April 13, 2021