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, October 21, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

‘Tibet belongs to the Tibetan people’: NBA player slams China’s ‘brutal’ Xi Jinping in social media missive
Agence France-Presse, October 21, 2021

Related:
Celtics Games Are Pulled in China After Enes Kanter's Pro-Tibet Posts
The New York Times, October 21, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

欧洲议会高票通过对台决议 呼吁强化伙伴关系(European Parliament passes resolution on Taiwan with overwhelming majority to call for strengthened partnership)
Deutsche Welle, October 21 2021

Related:
EU-Taiwan relations: MEPs push for stronger partnership
European Parliament, October 21 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Rights Lawyer Stands Trial After Four Years' Pretrial Detention
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

财新被排除在新闻稿源外 胡舒立发猪头图文引猜想(Caixin is excluded from CAC list of news sources; Hu Shuli's social media post satirizing Xi Jinping may be the cause)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

北京基层人大代表选举在即 十名参选人被软禁或旅游(Ten independent candidates are under house arrest or forced to travel before elections of Beijing local people's congresses)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

As Chinese Women Seek to Crack Male Professions, Schools Stand in the Way
中国高校招生存在性别歧视,女性追求职业平等遇阻碍

The New York Times, October 21, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Xinhua: China needs Big Tech to grow but companies should avoid ‘winner takes all’
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

美国政府将禁止向中国和俄罗斯出口黑客技术(U.S. gov’t to ban export of hacking tools to China, Russia)
Deutsche Welle, October 21 2021

Related:
Commerce Department announces new rule aimed at stemming sale of hacking tools to Russia and China
The Washington Post, October 20, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Details of ‘safe haven’ programme for Hongkongers in the US are released
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

16 more Hong Kong democratically-elected district councillors ousted over loyalty oaths, as democrats left in the minority
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2021

Related:
【區議員宣誓】建制派7區翻盤 民主派全港只餘63席(Pro-establishment camp takes back 7 district councils, leaving only 63 pro-democracy seats)
inmedia.hk, October 21, 2021

鄒幸彤等涉拒交資料 控方申押後訊遭拒(Judge rejects prosecution's request to adjourn cases of Chow Hang-tung, others for failing to hand over information requested by national security police)
Ming Pao, October 21, 2021

Hong Kong’s reputation takes hit after national security law imposed but foreign forces to blame, Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021

接受《01》專訪  鄧炳強:正研 23 條是否須設立陪審團 竊密罪傳媒無豁免(Security Secretary: Gov’t examining whether trials under Article 23 legislation will have jury; media are not exempt from espionage charges)
Stand News, October 21, 2021

Australian rock lobsters a national security threat, says Hong Kong customs chief
Agence France-Presse, October 21, 2021

Hong Kong man jailed for 7 years after attempting to grab police gun during 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2021

FIVE-YEAR PRISON TERMS FOR HONG KONG STUDENTS DEEPEN FEARS OF RETROACTIVE USE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LAW
China Digital Times, October 20, 2021

Hong Kong police complaints body accuses press group of airing misinformation over misconduct investigations
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Tightening Up
ChinaFile, October 20, 2021

The Way China Runs Its Economy Won’t Ever Satisfy Free-Market True Believers
走出对中国经济的认识误区

The New York Times, October 21, 2021