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.

Friday, October 28, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

Xi Jinping ally to helm Communist Party’s influence machine
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2022

Hong Kong library writing contests forbid entries deemed contrary to national security
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Pentagon’s Strategy Says China and Russia Pose Very Different Challenges
五角大楼最新国防战略:中国构成长期挑战

The New York Times, October 28, 2022

US should use AI to beat Chinese censors in case of Taiwan attack, think tank chaired by former Google CEO says
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2022

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

中国独立记者黄雪琴获“为受害者发声奖”(Chinese independent journalist Huang Xueqin wins 2022 Freedom of Expression Award for Journalism)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2022

Related:
Sophia Huang Xueqin is the winner of the 2022 Freedom of Expression Award in the journalism category
Index on Censorship, October 28, 2022

China Accused of Using Overseas Bases to Target Dissidents
Associated Press, October 27, 2022

Related:
爱尔兰关闭“非法”中国警局 加拿大跟进调查(Ireland closes an “illegal” Chinese police station; Canada launches criminal probe)
Deutsche Welle, October 28, 2022

Chinese police detain dissident who forwarded 'Bridge Man' content
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022

Related:
四通桥抗议事件启发下,“反习”行动在中国境内外蔓延(Inspired by Sitong Bridge protest, "anti-Xi" actions spread inside and outside China)
BBC News, October 28, 2022

Ex-editor who quit after Xinjiang story axed dismisses SCMP letter warning of ‘further action’ if he publishes it
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2022

理大案8名被控暴動等罪男女判囚44至56個月不等(8 are sentenced to 44 to 56 months in prison for rioting in 2019 PolyU siege)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 28, 2022

涉光城者串謀恐怖活動案 24歲男還柙15月 高院申保釋獲批(High Court grants bail to 24-year-old man in “Returning Valiant” case of conspiracy to commit terrorist activities after 15 months of detention)
Inmediahk, October 28, 2022

Hong Kong court sentences man to 4 years, 3 months over 2019 Yuen Long mob attacks
Hong Kong Free Press, October 27, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Charter amendments turn Chinese Communist Party into a 'gang' led by Xi, analysts say
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022

鄧炳強:23條立法不能草率 以免將來要修改便麻煩(Secretary for Security Chris Tang: Article 23 legislation should not be rushed to avoid amendments in future)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

二十大后疫情突升温 两亿人受封控影响(COVID cases surge after 20th CPC National Congress; 200 million are affected by lockdown)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2022

Forgotten Uyghurs locked up in Thailand face 'hell on earth'
Agence France-Presse, October 28, 2022

China’s problem with female representation is getting worse
The Economist, October 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中共二十大:解读政治局24人名单背后六种政治意涵(20th CPC National Congress: 6 political implications behind the 24 Politburo members)
BBC News, October 28, 2022

专访高文谦: 习近平的麻烦才刚刚开始(Interview with Gao Wenqian: Xi Jinping's troubles are just beginning)
Voice of America, October 28, 2022

胡平:党天下变习天下 20大后也不会风平浪静(Interview with Hu Ping: As CPC’s rule becomes Xi’s rule, there will be no calm in the top leadership in wake of 20th Party Congress)
Radio France Internationale, October 28, 2022

Was Hu Jintao’s removal from China’s 20th party congress suspicious or not?
The Guardian, October 28, 2022

Commentary: China’s young ‘lie flat’ under social challenges
Channel News Asia, October 28, 2022