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.

Monday, May 02, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

俄预计与中国贸易2024年达2000亿美元 中俄关系升温令美国担忧(Russia expects trade with China to reach $200 billion in 2024; warming Sino-Russian ties worries U.S.)
Voice of America, May 2, 2022

欧盟要求中国就欧盟驻京使团中国雇员被抓做出合理回应(EU asks China to make reasonable response to arrest of Chinese employee of EU embassy in Beijing)
Voice of America, May 1, 2022

金融时报:中国紧急开会讨论海外资产如何免受美主导的国际制裁(FT: China holds urgent meeting with banks to discuss protecting assets from U.S.-led international sanctions)
Voice of America, May 1, 2022

Related:
China meets banks to discuss protecting assets from US sanctions
Financial Times, April 30, 2022

CHINA’S GLOBAL INFLUENCE: NEW REPORTS DETAIL INFLUENCE, DEPENDENCIES, AND FLUCTUATING INVESTMENTS
China Digital Times, April 29, 2022

Related:
China Index: Measuring PRC Influence Around the Globe.
Doublethink Lab, April 25, 2022

“在伊萨卡都能感受北京的监控和限制” 美高校师生呼吁校方从中国撤资("Beijing's surveillance and restrictions can be felt in Ithaca"; Cornell University teachers, students urge withdrawal of funds from China)
Voice of America, April 30, 2022

China, India dissidents fear censorship after Musk’s Twitter deal
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 29, 2022

Xi Jinping Suffers From the Putin Effect
The Diplomat, April 29, 2022

Close ally of Xi Jinping named new head of influential Chinese think tank
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2022

Beijing centralises power in the provinces ahead of Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2022

China’s military: new PLA rule seen to cement troop loyalty to President Xi Jinping
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2022

从武汉、西安到上海,疫情笼罩下的媒体环境(From Wuhan, Xi'an to Shanghai, media environment in China under epidemic is worsening)
Voice of America, May 2, 2022