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, March 16, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Tricks of the External Propaganda Trade
China Media Project, March 16, 2022

澳大利亚警告中国援俄必受制裁 外交经济压力下料北京保持克制(Australia warns China of sanctions for aid to Russia; Beijing is expected to exercise restraint under diplomatic and economic pressure)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

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美国官员担心中国已决定向俄罗斯提供经济援助(U.S. officials worry that China has decided to provide economic aid to Russia)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

China’s crackdown on Uyghurs reaches the Arctic
Coda Story, March 15, 2022

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

Potted plants replace Tiananmen tribute on University of Hong Kong bridge
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2022

“六四”学运领袖、纽约华裔律师李进进被刺身亡
Client Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Lawyer, a Tiananmen Activist

The New York Times, March 16, 2022

残奥会荣光之外,中国残障群体仍面临歧视与困境
Disabled Chinese Fight for Equal Rights Despite Paralympic Glory

The New York Times, March 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

多地警方征集拐卖妇女儿童犯罪线索 最高奖励2万元(Police in many places seek clues to abduction and trafficking of women and children with maximum reward of 20,000 yuan)
Caixin, March 16, 2022

中国2/3省份感染激增,清零政策面临最严峻考验
Surge of Omicron Infections Prompts Lockdowns in China

The New York Times, March 15, 2022

林鄭月娥稱如再押後特首選舉並非特區政府能力可以處理(Carrie Lam says Hong Kong SAR gov’t has no ability to handle further postponement of chief executive election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s attempt to play both sides of the Ukraine crisis is starting to crack
The Washington Post, March 16, 2022

中驻美大使美媒发文:表明乌克兰问题立场(In article, Chinese ambassador to U.S. states China’s position on Ukraine)
Deutsche Welle, March 16, 2022

Related:
Opinion: Chinese ambassador: Where we stand on Ukraine
Washington Post, March 15, 2022

Xi Jinping Is in Trouble: How Russia’s Botched War in Ukraine Hurts China
Foreign Affairs, March 16, 2022

中国官媒与民间不同调 官媒挺俄而微博网民力挺乌克兰(China's official media are not in tune with the people: official media support Russia while Weibo netizens support Ukraine)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

International Trade Must Be Linked to Human Rights
Providence Magazine, March 15, 2022

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

体制内的也不行:胡伟谏文遭删 (Voices within the system are also not allowed: Hu Wei’s commentary is blocked in China)
Radio France Internationale, March 15, 2022

Related:
Possible Outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian War and China’s Choice
U.S.-China Perception Monitor, March 12, 2022

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

Tiananmen Square protester turned lawyer killed in his New York office
Associated Press, March 15, 2022

何方美、常玮平荣获2022年“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖” (He Fangmei and Chang Weiping win the 2022 Cao Shunli Human Rights Defenders Memorial Award)
Weiquanwang, March 14, 2022

‘We’ll kill you’: Uyghur exile who fled beyond Arctic Circle says he is still harassed by China
The Guardian, March 15, 2022

China’s Gig Workers Are Challenging Their Algorithmic Bosses
Wired, March 14, 2022

全国出嫁女维权代表人物张梦颖疑因全国“两会”替代妇女儿童发声被抓捕抄家(Zhang Mengying, a representative of married women's rights protection, is arrested and her home ransacked on suspicion of speaking out for women and children at Two Congresses)
Weiquanwang, March 15, 2022

人权律师王宇之子包卓轩在美获政治庇护(Bao Zhuoxuan, son of human rights lawyer Wang Yu, is granted political asylum in U.S.)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2022

涉企圖作煽動行為 患末期直腸癌古思堯申保釋再遭拒(Veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu with terminal cancer is denied bail again for attempted sedition)
inmediahk.net, March 14, 2022

香港民研:林鄭最新民望26.6分 創近2年新低(HKPORI survey shows Carrie Lam's latest rating at 2-year low of 26.6%)
inmediahk.net, March 15, 2022

Related:
HKPORI releases popularities of CE and principal officials along with GGPI
香港民研發放特首及問責司局長民望以及限聚指數
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 15, 2022

UK rights group threatened under China sweeping security law
Associated Press, March 14, 2022

Hong Kong demands UK-based rights group shut down website
Agence France-Presse, March 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China tech crackdown: internet watchdog visits social media firm Douban to correct ‘severe online chaos’
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2022

China tech crackdown: Beijing to tighten regulation on internet platforms that profit from teenage users
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2022

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国家互联网信息办公室关于《未成年人网络保护条例(征求意见稿)》 再次公开征求意见的通知(Notice of the Cyberspace Administration of China on Public Comments on the "Regulations on the Protection of Minors on the Internet (Draft for Comments)")
Cyberspace Administration of China, March 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

PREMIER LI KEQIANG CONFIRMS HE WILL STEP DOWN FROM ROLE AT END OF TERM
China Digital Times, March 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

‘Terror Capitalism’ in Xinjiang
The Diplomat, March 14, 2022

Hong Kong: Targeting of UK human rights charity signals disturbing expansion of repression
Amnesty International, March 14, 2022

Monday, March 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Under New Scrutiny: China’s Nuclear Pledge to Ukraine
中国对乌克兰的核承诺再次受到关注
The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 14, 2022

俄财长:倚赖中国帮忙渡过制裁难关(Russian finance minister on sanctions: We are relying on China to help tide us over)
Deutsche Welle, March 13, 2022

法新社:中国媒体沦为俄罗斯传声筒(Agence France-Presse: Chinese media become Russia's megaphone)
Radio France Internationale, March 14, 2022

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

Security Bureau threatens UK-based Hong Kong Watch founder with life imprisonment; NGO says it won’t disband
Hong Kong Free Press, March 14, 2022

US grants asylum to son of Chinese 709 rights lawyer
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2022

China's anti-trafficking activists face vast network of vested interests
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2022

Disabled Chinese Fight for Equal Rights Despite Paralympic Glory
残奥会荣光之外,中国残障群体仍面临歧视与困境

The New York Times, March 14, 2022

涉嫌所谓煽颠案的广西人权律师覃永沛被严重超期羁押(Qin Yongpei, Guangxi human rights lawyer suspected of “incitement,” has been held in prolonged detention)
Weiquanwang, March 12, 2022

【專訪】移英後創辦香港電影節 《十年》導演伍嘉良:想繼續講香港故事 ("Ten Years" director Ng Ka-leung founds Hong Kong Film Festival after migrating to UK: I want to continue to tell the story of Hong Kong)
inmediahk.net, March 11, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s chained woman spurs grand government gestures but where is the plan to treat victims?
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2022

中国疫情飙升致多地“封城”, “动态清零”政策受考验(Lockdowns in many cities due to COVID-19 surge test China’s “dynamic zero-tolerance” policy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Russia seeks military equipment and aid from China, U.S. officials say
The Washington Post, March 14, 2022

Related:

Russia Asked China for Military and Economic Aid for Ukraine War, U.S. Officials Say
情报称俄罗斯向中国寻求军事和经济援助

The New York Times, March 14, 2022

China Sees at Least One Winner Emerging From Ukraine War: China
The New York Times, March 14, 2022

China battles worst Covid outbreak for two years as cases double in 24 hours
Agence France-Presse, March 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

The state of Chinese feminism in 2022 with Leta Hong Fincher
SupChina, March 11, 2022

Indoctrination in Hong Kong (香港国民教育的败笔)
New York Times, March 11, 2022

Friday, March 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

In China, a battle for public opinion over Ukraine pits facts against propaganda
The Washington Post, March 10, 2022

Related:
China amplifies unsupported Russian claim of Ukraine biolabs
The Independent, March 11, 2022

China’s tech platforms become propaganda tools in Putin’s war
Financial Times, March 11, 2022

U.S. Battles Russia and China on Ukraine War Disinformation
中俄宣扬乌克兰生物武器阴谋论,美国如何打这场信息战?

The New York Times, March 11, 2022

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散播亲俄阴谋论 中国一心打造的“中立”形象再受质疑(As it spreads pro-Russian conspiracy theories, China faces new questions about its "neutral" image)
Voice of America, March 11, 2022

言论审查查到残奥会主席头上 帕森斯坚持要央视作出解释(IPC president insists that China explain why his anti-war speech was censored)
Voice of America, March 10, 2022

How CAC became Chinese tech’s biggest nightmare
Protocol, March 11, 2022

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

Some Chinese are daring to criticise Russia
The Economist, March 12, 2022

A Baby for Sale, a Mother Chained Up – How Chinese Netizens Are Pushing Specific Social Issues to the Forefront
What's on Weibo, March 11, 2022

香港民研取消「俄烏戰爭」調查發佈會 稱遭抹黑及偽造文件(Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute cancels “Russo-Ukrainian War” survey results press conference amid smearing and forgery by pro-Beijing media)
inmediahk.net, March 11, 2022

Related:
Important Announcement: Press Conference Cancelled
重要通知:今天新聞發佈會取消
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 11, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

任总理最后一年 李克强:中美大门开了不应再关(Chinese premier Li Keqiang: Doors opened between China, U.S. should not be closed again)
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2022

China struggles to rein in biggest Covid outbreak since Wuhan
新冠疫情多点复燃考验中国“清零”策略

Financial Times, March 11, 2022

华为英国两名董事辞职 中国公司因乌克兰危机面临难题(Two Huawei UK directors resign as Chinese companies face dilemma over Ukraine crisis)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Lockdowns spread in China as Covid surges in Shanghai and over a dozen provinces.
The New York Times, March 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

False news in Hong Kong is caused by a government that cannot make its mind up
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2022

China: US Should Fully Apply New Forced Labor Law
Human Rights Watch, March 11, 2022

中国拐卖妇女现象深层分析(In-depth analysis of trafficking of women in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2022