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 25, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur Convicted of Terrorism in Indonesia Pleads For Asylum After Comrades Deported to China
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

First of four accused Taiwanese spies sentenced to prison in China
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China Detains Five Prominent Democracy Activists in Guangzhou Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong ‘held in solitary confinement’
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2020

Hong Kong leader vows to restore political order in key speech
Radio France Internationale, November 25, 2020

香港《施政报告》:建制派赞 “正本清源”,民主派称缺乏愧疚 (Hong Kong Policy Address: Pro-establishment camp says it “clearly addresses the fundamental issues”; democratic camp slams it as devoid of remorse)
BBC, November 25, 2020

林郑月娥再向中央表忠 施政方针全面配合北京 (Carrie Lam pledges allegiance again with policy direction matching Beijing’s)
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2020

The Chief Executive's 2020 Policy Address
行政長官2020年施政報告
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of china, November 25, 2020

【12 港人送中】葡國環保部長致函北京 要求探望郭子麟 表明無休止關注事件 (EU parliamentarian Isabel Santos seeks visit with Kok Tsz-lun of the detained Hong Kong 12, vows unwavering concern)
The Stand News, November 25, 2020

【區選一年】資深區議員蔡澤鴻憂最差情況:區議會被削權 分區會取而代之 (Choy Chak-hung, senior district councillor, fears worst-case scenario: district councils will be overtaken by area committees)
CitizenNews, November 24, 2020

国安法:两名被整肃的香港教师和校园里的高压线 (Hong Kong National Security Law: 2 punished teachers and red line in schools)
BBC, November 25, 2020

Related:
Free to Think 2020: Report of the Scholars at Risk Academic Freedom Monitoring Project
Scholars at Risk Network, November 18, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China tightens grip on booming livestreaming sector
中国加强对直播行业的管理

Financial Times, November 24, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Surveillance in China: artist who hides from security cameras in Beijing wants to highlight invasions of privacy
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Cooperative Competition Is Possible Between China and the U.S.
中美构建合作–竞争关系是可能的

The New York Times, November 24, 2020

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Pope says for first time that China's Uighurs are 'persecuted'
The Guardian, November 24, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

台湾立法院人权促进会成立 推动台湾版马格尼茨基法 (Taiwan Parliamentary Human Rights Commission established to promote Magnitsky Act of Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Most people in China believe corruption falling, says Transparency International
The Guardian, November 24, 2020

China gives pledge on access for COVID origins probe: WHO
中国已保证将尽快安排一国际专家组赴华调查新冠病毒起源--WHO
Reuters, November 23, 2020

中国逾八百贫困县脱贫 李克强吁地方政府讲真话 (Li Keqiang urges local officials to tell the truth after they claimed more than 800 counties lifted from poverty)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2020

China Says It Remains Open to the World, but Wants to Dictate Terms
习近平推动中共特色全球化:让世界遵守中国规则

The New York Times, November 24, 2020

黄之锋忧港人安危 瑞士议员促终止与中国国安合作 (Swiss MP urges ending “secret agreement” that allows Chinese officials to launch investigations in Switzerland)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s first national security law prosecution for pro-independence chanting launches at West Kowloon Court
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2020

UK mulls pulling judges from Hong Kong in wake of security law
Al Jazeera, November 24, 2020

Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says she’s very willing to meet the public, calls legislature without opposition ‘more rational’
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2020

香港民主派人士: 藉立法會參政已成絕路 (Hong Kong democratic figures: LegCo is now a dead end for political participation)
Deutsche Welle, November 24, 2020

警修改傳媒定義 網媒記者申覆核:網媒同《明報》、《蘋果》一樣重要 (Online media journalist applies for judicial review of police’s new definition of media representatives; argues online media is as important as Ming Pao and Apple Daily)
inmediahk.net, November 24, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

India bans 43 more Chinese apps in latest salvo at Beijing
Radio France Internationale, November 24, 2020

Walmart-exclusive router and others sold on Amazon & eBay contain hidden backdoors to control devices
CyberNews, November 23, 2020

Commentary (评论)

China Disappeared My Professor. It Can’t Silence His Poetry.
中国拘禁了我的维吾尔老教授,但关不住他的诗

The New York Times, November 24, 2020

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