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 15, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

ON CHINA’S “JOURNALISTS’ DAY,” RENEWED CALLS TO FREE JAILED JOURNALISTS ZHANG ZHAN, HUANG XUEQIN AND LABOR ACTIVIST WANG JIANBING
China Digital Times, November 12, 2021

中国维权人士李翘楚持续幻听 父母申请保释被拒(Chinese rights activist Li Qiaochu continues to suffer from auditory hallucinations, her parents' application for bail was rejected)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2021

WTA Tour Seeks Chinese Inquiry Into Player’s Sexual Assault Accusation
国际女子网球协会就彭帅事件发声,呼吁彻查

The New York Times, November 15, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China’s internet police losing man-versus-machine duel on social media
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

竞选地方人民代表横遭堵截 评论指“全过程民主”露馅(Activists running for deputies to the local people’s congress have been blocked, comments point out that the so-called whole-process democracy is all a lie)
Voice of America, November 15, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中共加强对网络业者管控 赴港上市须经网络安审批准(CPC strengthens its control over Internet companies, listings in Hong Kong must go through Internet security approval)
Voice of America, November 14, 2021

Related:
国家互联网信息办公室关于《网络数据安全管理条例(征求意见稿)》公开征求意见的通知(Notice of Cyberspace Administration of China on the "Regulations on the Administration of Cyber Data Security (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" for public comments)
Cyberspace Administration of China, November 14, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s nominee to Interpol committee opposed by lawmakers from 20 countries
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong denies visa to Economist journalist in latest media blow
The Guardian, November 13, 2021

Without pro-democracy candidates, Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ legislative election will see ‘limited competition,’ analyst says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2021

Related:
Who wants to be a Hong Kong lawmaker? Can they win over opposition voters? A look at aspiring candidates, from moderates to reformists to staunch loyalists
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2021

美籍銀行律師襲警囚4個半月 上訴稱欲使持武器警冷靜 官笑言:那是警棍,不是槍(American lawyer appeals his sentence for assaulting police in 2019 protest, says he was acting in self-defense; judge says it was a police baton, not a gun.)
inmedia.hk, November 15, 2021

Hong Kong protests: 20 found guilty over 2019 Sheung Wan riot, though recent ‘joint enterprise’ ruling plays role in 3 acquittals
South China Morning Post, November 13, 2021

Statue of late Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo removed from Hong Kong storefront following gov’t order
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2021

高志活發公開信 擬親身來港移走國殤之柱 望港府保證不被捕(In open letter, Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot says he plans to move Pillar of Shame in person in Hong Kong, but needs to make sure gov't won't arrest him)
Ming Pao, November 12, 2021

In Hong Kong’s striking new museum, art is not ‘above the law’
The Washington Post, November 15, 2021

Commentary (评论)

关于给予张展全面身体检查和紧急救治的呼吁书(Appeal to give Zhang Zhan comprehensive physical examination and urgent treatment)
Weiquanwang, November 14, 2021

FREE THE FIVE! 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS CAMPAIGN
Amnesty International, November 15, 2021

Commentary: Is Hong Kong now just another Chinese city?
Channel News Asia, November 14, 2021

Friday, November 12, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese agents operating abroad to get Uyghurs deported, ICC told
The Guardian, November 11, 2021

美大屠杀博物馆发布报告 再次确认新疆发生着反人类罪行(U.S. Holocaust Museum report details crimes against humanity in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, November 11, 2021

Related:
U.S. Holocaust Museum report shows China increasing Uyghur repression
PBS, November 9, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

As Distrust of China Grows, Europe May Inch Closer to Taiwan
欧洲与台湾接触增加,外交政策微妙转向?

The New York Times, November 11, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Family of jailed Chinese chronicler of Wuhan lockdown pleads for her release
The Washington Post, November 12, 2021

前贵州大学教授杨绍政被正式批捕(Yang Shaozheng, former professor of Guizhou University and critic of government policies, is formally arrested)
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese Communist Party resolution cements Xi Jinping’s leadership, putting him on par with Mao, and paves way for legacy-defining third term
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2021

Related:
How Will Xi Jinping Rewrite History?
Foreign Policy, November 10, 2021

封堵华为、中兴设备 拜登签署《安全设备法案》(Blocking Huawei and ZTE’s equipment, Biden signs the " Secure Equipment Act of 2021")
Deutsche Welle, November 12, 2021

Related:
Bill Signed: H.R. 3919
The White House, November 11, 2021

China and U.S., at Odds on Many Issues, Agree on a Surprise Climate Deal
中美罕见达成一致,发表强化气候行动联合宣言

The New York Times, November 11, 2021

中共六中全会强力维稳,异议人士被迫离京 行动受限(“Stability maintenance” during CPC Central Committee’s 6th Plenum drove dissidents out of Beijing and limited others’ movements)
Voice of America, November 11, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Headlines From China: China’s Tech Crackdown Is Upending Lives From Beijing to Kentucky
ChinaFilmInsider, November 10, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Beijing Olympic sponsors urged to speak up on human rights abuses in China
Agence France-Presse, November 12, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Hong Kong’s self-styled ‘Captain America’ jailed for nearly 6 years for inciting secession
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2021

Related:
裁決理由:香港特別行政區 訴 馬俊文 (Reasons for Verdict: HKSAR v. MA CHUN MAN)
Hong Kong District Court, October 25, 2021

Ex-police officer arrested over ‘seditious’ social media post ‘inciting hatred’ against Hong Kong gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, November 12, 2021

Hong Kong speedboat fugitive in 'educational reform' program in Guangdong prison
Radio Free Asia, November 10, 2021

Behind bars, Hong Kong’s democrats remain popular
The Economist, November 11, 2021

Hackers Targeted Apple Devices in Hong Kong for Widespread Attack
Wired, November 11, 2021

言語治療師工會5理事被控 其中兩人申請保釋被拒(Two of five members of General Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapists charged in connection with “seditious” children’s books are denied bail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 12, 2021

Hong Kong Broadcaster's Swift Turn From Maverick Voice to Official Mouthpiece
The New York Times, November 12, 2021

Hong Kong’s new M+ museum will display works by Ai Weiwei, but exhibitions will also ‘comply with the law’, arts hub official says
South China Morning Post, November 11, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong's M+ Museum Is Finally Open. It's Already in Danger.
The New York Times, November 12, 2021

前區議員葉錦龍涉刑毁拒捕罪不成立 官:警無展示委任證未表明拘捕無權用武力(Former district councillor Sam Yip acquitted of criminal damage charge; judge: police did not show warrant card and have no right to use force)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2021

城大校長郭位不續任 去年未簽理解《國安法》聯署聲明(Contract of CityU president Kuo Way, who did not sign joint statement to support NSL, will not be renewed when it ends in 2023)
inmedia.hk, November 11, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Opinion: Xi Jinping, China's eternal president
Deutsche Welle, November 11, 2021

Hong Kong: ‘Captain America’ sentencing exposes ‘dangerously disproportionate’ restrictions on rights
Amnesty International, November 11, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong: Harsh Sentence for Shouting Slogans
Human Rights Watch, November 11, 2021