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.

Friday, October 01, 2021

Xinjiang, 新疆

China appoints new Xinjiang governor amid abuse accusations
The Washington Post, October 1, 2021

How is Xinjiang’s economy holding amid US sanctions, and can China keep supporting its ‘great burden’?
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese prosecutors deny request to formally arrest trio, including lawyers, on ‘picking quarrels’ charge
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2021

两名加拿大公民获释 王炳章家属呼吁营救王炳章 (Following release of “two Michaels,” family of imprisoned dissident Wang Bingzhang appeals to Canadian government to rescue him)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2021

北京坐实人质外交 在华外商度日如年 (As Beijing sticks to hostage diplomacy, foreign businesses in China draft emergency rescue plans for employees)
Radio France Internationale, October 1, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Lawmaker asks LinkedIn, Microsoft why they censored US journalists’ accounts in China
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2021

Xi Jinping’s clampdowns herald a tense political year in China
The Economist, October 2, 2021

报道武汉疫情失踪600天 公民记者陈秋实现突然现身 (Disappeared for 600 days for chronicling Wuhan epidemic, citizen journalist Chen Qiushi is back online)
Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2021

Arabophone Chinese influencer divides public opinion in Egypt
GlobalVoices, October 1, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s ambassador warns Belgian lawmakers as they debate resolutions on Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2021

The End of China’s Rise
Foreign Affairs, October 1, 2021

When China wants to be feared
The Economist, October 2, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China to block ‘core’ industrial, telecoms data from leaving the country
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong on ‘right track’ after electoral overhaul, Carrie Lam says at security-focused National Day celebration
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2021

Related:
CE's speech at National Day reception
HKSAR government, October 1, 2021

Hong Kong media outlets barred from media sector’s National Day celebration
Hong Kong Free Press, October 1, 2021

多名成員繫獄 社民連十一如常示威 陳寶瑩:堅守崗位(League of Social Democrats holds annual protest on National Day despite members in prison)
inmedia.hk, October 1, 2021

HKFP Lens: Chinese patriots turn Hong Kong into a sea of red on National Day
Hong Kong Free Press, October 1, 2021

宣誓前夕 沙田區議員陳諾恒辭職(Shatin district councilor Chandler Chan resigns before oath-taking)
Stand News, October 1, 2021

Ex-Apple Daily journalists could face life in prison as national security case to be moved to Hong Kong’s High Court
Hong Kong Free Press, October 1, 2021

Journalists Sound Alarm Over New Guidelines For Radio Television Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2021

Hong Kong schools lose 81 Primary One classes as wave of emigration saps student population
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Beijing and the UN, 50 Years On
The Diplomat, October 1, 2021