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, September 16, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

MEPs set out their vision for a new EU strategy for China
European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2021

Related:
Report on a New EU-China Strategy
European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2021

EU to ban ‘forced labour’ products, taking aim at China’s treatment of Uygurs
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Wikipedia blames pro-China infiltration for bans
BBC News, September 16, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How China Exports Authoritarianism
Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2021

China’s cyberspace watchdog presses internet platforms to vet their online content as crackdown deepens
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2021

Related:
中国加强网络内容监管 对平台提出十大任务(China strengthens online content supervision, assigns ten tasks to web platforms)
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2021

关于进一步压实网站平台信息内容管理主体责任的意见(Opinions on further consolidating the main responsibility of information content management on website platforms)
Cyberspace Administration of China, September 15, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Biden Announces Defense Deal With Australia in a Bid to Counter China
美英将帮助澳大利亚部署核动力潜艇,抗衡中国

The New York Times, September 16, 2021

欧盟公布印太战略 遏制北京的权力野心(EU announces Indo-Pacific strategy to curb Beijing's power ambitions)
Deutsche Welle, September 16, 2021

EU proposes new infrastructure programme to rival China
欧盟提出“全球门户”基础设施计划抗衡“一带一路”

Financial Times, September 16, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Security law: Hong Kong police order Tiananmen Massacre vigil group to delete online content
Hong Kong Free Press, September 16, 2021

Role of Hong Kong’s district councils needs reviewing, home affairs chief says following removal of members for invalid oaths
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2021

羅健熙:政府有責任公布區議員宣誓無效理據(Democratic Party head Lo Kin-hei says gov’t is obliged to provide reasons for invalidating district councillors’ oaths)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 16, 2021

Hong Kong elections: is Macau a harbinger of city’s political future? Only 2 opposition faces in local polls for 1,500-strong Election Committee
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: former opposition lawmaker Raymond Chan bailed ahead of subversion trial
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2021

教育大學:本學年起國家安全教育已列入必修通識課程(Education University makes national security education compulsory starting this school year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 16, 2021

Commentary (评论)

FIDH-HRIC Joint Statement on Hong Kong at the UN Human Rights Council 48th Session
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) & Human Rights in China (HRIC), September 15, 2021

Hong Kong: Drop Charges Against Vigil Organizers
Human Rights Watch, September 16, 2021

UN Rights Chief to Report on China’s Abuses in Xinjiang
Human Rights Watch, September 15, 2021

恒大危机背后可能被忽略的四大问题(4 major issues that may be overlooked behind the Evergrande crisis)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 15, 2021