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.

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

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

Don’t bet against China and Hong Kong and don’t read too much foreign news, top Chinese regulator tells banking summit
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2022

China bans celebrities with ‘lapsed morals’ from endorsing products
The Guardian, November 2, 2022

蒙族人泰国被捕 称狱中遭国安威逼认罪遣返 现已出狱 (Just released from detention in Thailand, ethnic Mongolian from Inner Mongolia says Chinese state security attempted to force him to plead guilty and accept repatriation)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

纽约也有中国警察服务站 (New York also has a Chinese police service station)
Voice of America, November 2, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

跨境执法涉侵犯主权 荷兰令中国关闭驻外警察站 (Dutch authorities order immediate closure of Chinese police stations in Netherlands, citing violation of sovereignty in cross-border law enforcement without permission)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

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

福州硕士访民叶钟在北京四通桥遭截访后再遭非法拘禁14天 (Fuzhou petitioner Ye Zhong illegally detained for 14 days after being intercepted at Sitong Bridge in Beijing)
Weiquanwang, November 2, 2022

Overseas Chinese hold small anti-Xi Halloween march in New York City
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2022

17 Stand News articles accepted as evidence in sedition trial against Hong Kong outlet
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2022

Hong Kong protests: man, 20, admits taking part in illegal demonstration after sedition charge changed to unlawful assembly
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s revised law on women’s protection: What you need to know
The China Project, November 2, 2022

香港教育局推《教师专业操守指引》 课堂或社交平台不可随便提"六四事件"(Education Bureau introduces "Guidelines for Teachers' Professional Conduct": “Casual” mentions of "June Fourth Incident" are not allowed in classrooms or on social media)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

Related:
蔡若蓮稱教師專業操守指引不設適應期(Secretary for Education Christine Choi says there is no adaptation period for Guidelines for Teachers' Professional Conduct)
Ming Pao, October 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国拟广建食堂 便民?或另有图谋? (China plans to build state-owned canteens widely, for the convenience of the people? Or something else?)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

China Covid: Area around world's biggest iPhone plant locked down
BBC News, November 2, 2022

Related:
Chinese city accused of ‘performative lockdown lifting’
The Guardian, November 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How are the Chinese responding to Xi Jinping's third term?
Deutsche Welle, November 2, 2022

How China’s state security controls its narrative in the West | Live with Lizzi Lee
The China Project, October 31, 2022