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.

Monday, November 23, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

China Obscures Probes Into Xinjiang Cotton Supply Chain
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan Government Leader Makes Historic White House Visit
Voice of America, November 21, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

逃亡美国,仍似在北京的手掌心: 一个“红通犯“的自白 (The “freedom” of a Chinese exile in U.S.: Feels like I’m still in Beijing’s palm)
Voice of America, November 21, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国码农对“996”不满持续升级 当局严控舆论维稳 (China tightens information control of IT “peasants” unhappy with the 996—9am to 9pm, 6 days a week—work schedule)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Coronavirus: China Calls for Global QR Code System to Track International Travel amid Pandemic
Independent, November 23, 2020

中国“人脸识别首案”宣判 : 强制刷脸违约 (In China's first facial scanning case, court rules additional demand for facial data a violation of contract)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2020

乌镇世界互联网大会今开幕 习近平促网络安全 (Xi urges cybersecurity in message to the opening of a scaled-down World Internet Conference in Wuzhen)
Radio France International, November 23, 2020

Related:
Xi Focus: Xi sends congratulatory letter to World Internet Conference - Internet Development Forum
Xinhua, November 23, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong opposition trio Joshua Wong, Ivan Lam, and Agnes Chow face jail after pleading guilty to charges over police headquarters siege
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2020

Hong Kong radio host ‘Giggs’ arrested under national security law and for money-laundering in funding drive for protesters to study in Taiwan
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2020

Two Hong Kong district councillors among trio arrested by commercial crime police over election expenses
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2020

英發布《香港半年報告書》 藍韜文:探討不再讓英法官任香港終院非常任法官 (In latest semi-annual report on Hong Kong, UK foreign secretary indicates forthcoming review of “whether it continues to be appropriate for British judges to sit as non-permanent judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal”)

Related:
The Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong 1 Juanary to 30 June 2020
UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, November 23, 2020

回應英發布《香港半年報告書》批立國安法違反聯合聲明 林鄭批「雙重標準」 (In semi-annual report on Hong Kong, UK criticizes the National Security Law for violating Sino-British Joint Declaration; Carrie Lam: Double standards)
The Stand News, November 24, 2020

Friday, November 20, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

US environment protection chief to visit Taiwan in December
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2020

中共文宣集中攻击苏贞昌 台湾民众不以为然(CPC propaganda concentrates attack on Taiwan’s premier Su Tseng-chang; no one cares in Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

'The United States Stands With Tibet': US Special Coordinator for Tibet
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

重庆民营企业家李怀庆煽颠等罪成判囚20年资产冻结(Chongqing private entrepreneur Li Huaiqing sentenced to 20 years in prison and asset freeze for “inciting subversion of state power” and other crimes)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2020

公安加紧调查耿潇男案 律师申请会面多次碰壁(Lawyers are repeatedly denied meeting with Geng Xiaonan, publisher and supporter of Xu Zhangrun, as police step up investigation)
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

浙江一早餐店播“境外有害信息”遭断网罚款(Fine and suspension of Internet service for Zhejiang breakfast restaurant for providing access to "harmful information from abroad")
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Plan to raise China's retirement age sparks anger
Channel News Asia, November 20, 2020

加拿大驻华大使探望狱中加公民(Canadian ambassador to China visits Canadian citizens in prison)
Deutsche Welle, November 20, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s national security police gather evidence at university campus after student protesters chanted independence slogans
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2020

警務處國安處人員到中大校園蒐證 (HKPF national security agents enter CUHK campus to search for evidence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 20, 2020

Hong Kong police move to suspend alternative identification system after court decision finding complaints system ‘inadequate’
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2020

中聯辦支持特區政府依法查處在中大涉嫌違反國安法行為 (Liaison Office supports HKSAR gov’t’s probe into CUHK students suspected of violating National Security Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 20, 2020

Related:
香港中联办发言人:坚决支持特区政府依法查处在中文大学发生的涉嫌违反国安法行为 (LOCPG spokesperson: Firmly support SAR gov’t’s lawful investigation and punishment of Chinese University of Hong Kong students suspected of violating the National Security Law)
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R., November 20, 2020

被指搶國旗兼泵落地 鍾翰林否認侮辱國旗 下周擬庭上自辯 (Accused of grabbing the national flag, Tony Chung denies insult charge, to defend himself in court next week)
inmediahk.net, November 20, 2020

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

‘Beijing blocked my bank accounts’: Chinese dissident in US says Communist Party froze his life savings
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

软硬兼施无用 德议院硬核批评中国人权(Both carrot and stick are useless; German Bundestag issues harsh condemnation of China's human rights abuses)
Deutsche Welle, November 19, 2020

中列澳大利亚“14罪状”澳总理拒绝屈服(China lists Australia's "14 crimes"; Australian prime minister refuses to give in)
Deutsche Welle, November 19, 2020/em>

Related: (Note: November 18, 2020)

'If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy': Beijing's fresh threat to Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 18, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

加拿大担忧网络安全威胁 首次点名中俄等国(Canada names China, Russia for the first time as key cybersecurity threats)
Deutsche Welle, November 19, 2020

Related:

Canadian security agency warns of ‘state-sponsored’ cyber threats
Radio Canada International, November 19, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Court rules Hong Kong’s police watchdogs ‘inadequate’; failures in displaying officer IDs breached Bill of Rights
Hong Kong Free Press, November 19, 2020

Hong Kong protests: police national security unit to investigate student rally at Chinese University
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2020

Five Eyes allies call on China to reverse ban on Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators
The Guardian, November 18, 2020

英美澳加新“五眼联盟”发表香港问题联合声明:北京有预谋禁绝反对声音(Joint statement on Hong Kong by "Five Eyes Alliance" of UK, U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand: Beijing has planned to extinguish dissent)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 19, 2020

Related: (Note: November 18, 2020)

Joint Statement on Hong Kong
U.S. Department of State, November 18, 2020

12港人被扣近3個月 家屬稱收到親筆信但認為有可疑 (Families doubt authenticity of signed letters from detained Hong Kong 12)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 19, 2020

鍾翰林被指搶國旗受審 控方屢改控罪及案情 官:唔係好滿意 (In trial of Tony Chung, accused of grabbing national flag, judge finds prosecution’s repeated change of charges problematic)
inmediahk.net, November 19, 2020

記協聲明:覆核警員不展示編號及投訴警方機制不符《人權法》獲判勝訴 (Statement by Hong Kong Journalists Association on court ruling that HKPF’s failure in displaying officers’ IDs violates Bill of Rights)
inmediahk.net, November 19, 2020

Commentary (评论)

为什么许多中国自由派支持特朗普?Why Do Chinese Liberals Embrace American Conservatives?
The New York Times, November 19, 2020