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, August 02, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Live Updates: Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan, Drawing China’s Condemnation
The New York Times, August 2, 2022

U.S. Warns China Not to Turn Pelosi’s Expected Trip to Taiwan Into a "Crisis"
The New York Times, August 2, 2022

Live Updates: Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan, Drawing China’s Condemnation
The New York Times, August 2, 2022

Related:
Nancy Pelosi to meet Taiwan’s president on Wednesday
Financial Times, August 1, 2022

China suspends imports of Taiwanese sweets, biscuits, pastries ahead of Nancy Pelosi’s likely visit
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2022

Chinese Internet Company Sina Abruptly Shuts Down ‘Sina Taiwan’ Platform
What's on Weibo, August 1, 2022

British MPs plan visit to Taiwan as tension with China simmers
The Guardian, August 1, 2022

Chinese broadcaster CCTV says it dares to fight Western media monopoly on public opinion"
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2022

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

China’s Heavy-Handed Push to Prevent a UN Report on Xinjiang
The Diplomat, August 1, 2022

太原郇城归正教会安彦魁传道“偷越国边境”案将于2022年8月5日上午九点开庭(Taiyuan Huancheng Reformed Church preacher An Yankui, accused of "secretly crossing the national border or frontier," to stand trial on August 5, 2022)
Weiquanwang, August 1, 2022

Hong Kong activist detained for inciting subversion of state wins judicial review to lift reporting restrictions on case
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2022

Hong Kong national security police arrest two over "seditious" online posts
Hong Kong Free Press, August 2, 2022

No need to prove subject of national security data probe is foreign agent, Hong Kong court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, August 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s state-run semiconductor fund engulfed in scandal as Beijing probes three senior executives for alleged corruption
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2022

Hong Kong was ruled by Britain during occupation but was never its colony, education authorities say
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2022

Related:
教育局編中小學「國教年曆」 建議討論共產黨發展、年看三套愛國抗日電影 (Through “National Education Calendar” for primary and secondary schools, Hong Kong Education Bureau recommends discussion of CPC development and screening 3 patriotic, anti-Japanese films per year)
inmediahk.net, August 2, 2022<

Current Topics (热门话题)

产业巨头接连落马 中国芯片掀烂尾潮?(Is the fall of top Chinese chipmakers’ leaders triggering an industry’s downward spiral?)
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2022

選民總數10年首跌 新登記10年新低 18至20歲選民跌四成 滿71歲增7.8%最多 (Total number of voters in Hong Kong falls for first time in 10 years: New registrants at 10-year low with a 40% drop among the 18–20 age group, but a 7.8% increase among those 71 and older)
Mingpao News, August 2, 2022

John Lee to lead delegation to APEC summit, unafraid of sanctions
The Standard, August 2, 2022

INTERVIEW: Hong Kong Chronicles is CCP's bid to rewrite city's history
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Nancy Pelosi: Why I’m leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan
Washington Post, August 2, 2022

A day in the life of Xu Zhangrun
SupChina, August 1, 2022

Why Hong Kong should heed UN condemnation of its failure to protect basic rights
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2022