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 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

The Chinese great translation movement: Exposing Chinese propaganda or spreading hate?
Global Voices, March 22, 2022

Why China is skeptical of local journalists working for Western media
Deustche Welle, March 21, 2022

US hits Chinese officials with travel bans over ‘repressive acts’
Al Jazeera, Associated Press, March 21, 2022

Related:
美国对中国官员施加签证限制 中国外交部:立即撤销,否则中方将对等反制(U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials; Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Immediately withdraw, or China will reciprocate)
Reuters, March 22, 2022

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

Arrested martial arts duo planned to ‘build an army,’ Hong Kong national security police say
Hong Kong Free Press, March 22, 2022

警拘2男涉網上煽惑他人「播毒」 其中一人為公院放射治療師(Police arrest 2 for inciting others to "spread virus" online, including a public hospital radiation therapist)
Ming Pao, March 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Labour policy suggestions put forward at annual legislative meetings in Beijing
China Labour Bulletin, March 22, 2022

Chinese courts rarely believe women’s claims of domestic violence in divorce cases
SupChina, March 21, 2022

中国政府将坚持动态清零政策 香港科学家提出异议(Chinese gov’t will adhere to dynamic zero COVID policy; Hong Kong scientists raise objections)
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2022

Related:
国家卫健委答澎湃:鼓励各地因地制宜采取精准的防控措施(National Health and Medical Commission encourages localities to take precise prevention, control measures according to local conditions)
The Paper, March 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

What Keeps China’s Zero-COVID Policy Going
The Diplomat, March 22, 2022

Related:
China locks down city of 9 million and reports 4,000 cases as Omicron tests zero-Covid strategy
Agence France-Presse, March 22, 2022

东航客机失事:中国近年来最大空难,搜救行动仍在继续
After China’s Worst Air Crash in Years, a Desperate Hunt for Survivors

The New York Times, March 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

FOUR CENSORED ESSAYS ON UKRAINE CRISIS
China Digital Times, March 21, 2022

INTERVIEW: LAURA MURPHY ON FORCED LABOR IN XINJIANG
China Digital Times, March 21, 2022

中国的独裁政权也在经历一场溃败
Another Dictator Is Having a Bad Year

The New York Times, March 18, 2022