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, July 12, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Hong Kong to electronically tag Covid patients as it adopts China’s health code system
The Guardian, July 12, 2022

Related:
Proposed Covid-19 health code for Hong Kong will not be used for any political agenda, ‘only pandemic purposes’: John Lee
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2022

WeChat Is China’s Loved (and Feared) Surveillance Tool
Bloomberg, July 12, 2022

Myanmar Expanding Use of Chinese-Made Facial Recognition Systems: Report
The Diplomat, July 12, 2022

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

‘I Don’t Mind Being a Martyr’: Ailing Hong Kong Activist Defiant in Court
The New York Times, July 12, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 2 teens acquitted of manslaughter over janitor’s death but found guilty of rioting
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2022

Barrister facing national security trial makes new bid to lift reporting restrictions
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022

Hong Kong court rejects appeal by duo convicted over 2019 unlawful assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022

Ex-student leader arrested by Hong Kong anti-graft watchdog for allegedly inciting blank votes – sources
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

香港考慮仿效大陸引入健康碼,你如何看健康碼的抗疫成效和爭議?(Hong Kong is considering imitating the mainland to introduce a health code. Your thoughts on its anti-epidemic effectiveness and controversy?)
Initium Media, July 12, 2022

公民护照被剪角,官方称依法从事但法律无此条文 (Citizen's passport is snipped: Official says it is in accordance with the law, despite absence of such provision)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022

美驻港总领事临别致辞轰国安法 北京批其言论危言耸听 (U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong criticizes National Security Law in farewell speech; Beijing slams it as alarmist)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2022

Related:
Beijing hits back after outgoing US envoy says Hong Kong’s freedoms being dismantled
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Henan Bank Protests: Duped Depositors to Receive Advanced Payment, but Anger Remains
What's on Weibo, July 12, 2022

河南储户维权抗议遭殴打镇压,引发公愤
Security Forces in China Attack Protesters Seeking Frozen Funds

The New York Times, July 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Xi Jinping Might Think He Can Handle His Own ‘Ukraine’
The Diplomat, July 12, 2022