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, June 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中国河南有维权储户健康码“被转红” 防疫技术沦为“维稳”工具?(Health codes of Henan rights defense (bank) depositors "turned red"—epidemic prevention technology has become a "stability maintenance" tool?)
BBC News, June 14, 2022

China’s Pacific Push Is Already Remaking the Region
The Diplomat, June 14, 2022

An ice cream treat exposes the paradoxical nature of June 4th censorship in China
GlobalVoices, June 14, 2022

英国将要求孔子学院申报资金来源 若危害言论学术自由可终止合作 (UK to require Confucius Institutes to declare funding sources; cooperation can be terminated if speech, academic freedom is compromised)
Voice of America, June 15, 2022

国际劳工组织谴责中国对新疆维吾尔族的镇压 (ILO condemns China's crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

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

China says it has released Bloomberg staffer Haze Fan on bail
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2022

Thousands rally to mark 3rd anniversary of 2019 anti-extradition protest in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

著名人权律师丁家喜案将于6月20日召开庭前会议 (Pretrial hearing of well-known human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi's case to be held on June 20)
Weiquanwang, June 13, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中共发布《非战争军事行动纲要》 学者:为合理化出兵台湾、南海作铺垫 (Scholars call CPC’s "Outline of Non-War Military Actions" a prelude to rationalization of sending troops to Taiwan, South China Sea)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2022

App个人信息处理标准征求意见 如何防止信息滥用? (How to prevent information abuse? Opinions are solicited for standards for App personal information processing)
Caixin, June 14, 2022

Related:
关于国家标准《信息安全技术 移动智能终端的移动互联网应用程序(App)个人信息处理活动管理指南》征求意见稿征求意见的通知 (Notice on soliciting opinions on draft national standards: "Information Security Technology—Personal Information Processing Management Guide for Apps of Smart Mobile Terminals")
National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, June 13, 2022

Hong Kong watchdog told 14 social media sites to remove 3,900 doxxing items in 8 months
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

47 countries blame China at UN over Xinjiang ‘abuses’
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2022

Related:
U.S. JOINS JOINT STATEMENT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CHINA | HRC 50
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, June 14, 2022

Beijing and Shanghai are still trying to get a grip on covid-19
The Economist, June 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Meaningless prosecutions waste the courts’ time as Hong Kong defendants face long wait for justice
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2022

性別暴力的中國式治理難題:父權制催生的「黑惡勢力」,無法被父權本身所清除 (Gender violence presents Chinese-style governance dilemma: "Underworld forces" spawned by patriarchy cannot be eliminated by patriarchy itself)
Initium Media, June 14, 2022