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.

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

不顾北京反对 台日将举行安全对话(Taiwan and Japan to hold security dialogue—despite China’s opposition)
Deutsche Welle, August 26, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Citizen Who Documented Wuhan Outbreak Falls Ill in Prison Hunger Strike
公民记者张展狱中绝食抗议,身体状况急剧恶化

The New York Times, August 26, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

How China's Ultra-Loyal Web Army Silences Beijing's Critics
Bloomberg, August 25, 2021

China streaming site cancels idol shows in industry crackdown
Radio France Internationale, August 26, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

抗议强打疫苗 湖南公民拟在株洲市发动游行(Hunan citizens plan to launch demonstration in Zhuzhou City against forced vaccination)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi’s Prosperity Gospel
Foreign Policy, August 25, 2021

Explainer | What is China’s common-prosperity strategy that calls for an even distribution of wealth?
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

The ‘window is rapidly closing’ to gather crucial evidence on the virus’s origins, scientists say.
科学家称新冠溯源调查陷入停滞,呼吁中国提供关键证据

The New York Times, August 26, 2021

Related:
中国批评美国新冠病毒溯源报告是“抹黑中国”( China criticizes U.S. Covid-19 origin probe report as "smearing China")
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

哈里斯亚洲之行即将结束 对抗中国威胁主题贯穿始终(Theme of countering the China threat runs through Harris' Asia trip)
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

美日印澳四国海军开始年度马拉巴尔联合军演 共同应对中国威胁(Australia, Japan, India, and U.S. join naval forces in cooperative exercise MALABAR 2021 in response to China threat)
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

Related:
Australia, India, Japan, and U.S. Kick-off exercise MALABAR 2021
U.S. Navy, August 25, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Spies for Hire: China’s New Breed of Hackers Blends Espionage and Entrepreneurship
诚招黑客:中国如何“升级改造”国家间谍机器

The New York Times, August 26, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

On icy luge tracks, Chinese and US Olympians navigate distractions, disruptions while training for Beijing
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai unseated after failing patriotism test
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2021

立法會選舉押後 市民提覆核稱違憲 高院拒發許可稱港法院無權覆核人大決定(High Court rejects application for review of constitutionality of Legco election delay, citing lack of power to challenge NPC's decision)
Ming Pao, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser acted as agent for foreigners, national security police claim
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2021

EXCLUSIVE Hong Kong's former chief judge says upholding rule of law not political
Reuters, August 26, 2021

Related:
「法治並非政治概念」 馬道立律師會周年大會發言全文(Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma’sfull speech at Law Society annual meeting)
Stand News, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong law change gives gov’t lawyers easier route to senior counsel status
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2021

楊潤雄稱會加強推動價值觀教育及國民教育(Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung vows to strengthen value and national education)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 26, 2021

【國安教育】教育局發信中小學 指國旗法通過修訂後 學校須每日升國旗(Education Bureau sends letter instructing schools to raise national flag every day following passage of National Flag and National Emblem Bill )
Stand News, August 26, 2021

Hong Kong newspaper Sing Tao forced to register US arm as a foreign agent
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

Nearly 65,000 Hongkongers have applied for BN(O) visa scheme so far amid exodus under national security law
South China Morning Post, August 26, 2021

Commentary (评论)

中国新时代民族主义将走向何方?(Where is China's nationalism in the new era headed?)
Voice of America, August 26, 2021

Who is glorifying terrorism: Hong Kong students or the Chinese government?
GlobalVoices, August 26, 2021

China would rather be feared than defied
The Economist, August 28, 2021