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.

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China will plot its own path on human rights, Xi Jinping says, as report takes aim at US record
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2022

王毅視頻出席人權理事會會議 反對以人權搞集團對抗(At UN Human Rights Council online meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi opposes using human rights to stir confrontation between blocs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2022

Yahoo stops email service for mainland users in final retreat from China
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Hong Kong Bar Association’s former chief Paul Harris meets national security police to ‘assist with investigation’
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2022

煽動顛覆國家政權罪成囚4年 內地律師余文生刑滿獲釋(Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng released from prison after serving 4-year sentence for inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

全國人大通過議案後 港區人大代表將改由選委會選出(National People's Congress to consider bill empowering Hong Kong Election Committee to choose city’s deputies to NPC)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China says U.N. rights boss welcome to visit Xinjiang in near future
Reuters, February 28, 2022

Ukraine’s fundraising plea vanished in China as crypto donations pour in from around the world
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2022

Hong Kong will bring in caregivers from mainland China to keep up with its omicron crisis
Quartz, March 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

In Xinjiang’s Tech Incubators, Innovation Is Inseparable from Repression
ChinaFile, February 28, 2022