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, June 29, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中国各地武警武装上街入社区 严打“渗透颠覆” (Armed police take to the streets across China to crack down on "infiltration and subversion")
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2022

中共开设“非洲党校分支” 输出中国治理和发展模式 (CPC opens an "African Party School Branch" to export China's governance and development model)
Voice of America, June 29, 2022

China tells UN expansion of Nato, or a Nato-like body, into the Asia-Pacific will stir up conflict
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

China accuses G7 of "creating division" over trade criticism
The Standard, June 29, 2022

On China-Russia border, new bonds are forged against U.S. over Ukraine
The Washington Post, June 29, 2022

Chinese invasion of Taiwan "would be catastrophic miscalculation"
The Guardian, June 29, 2022

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

数百人联署致函国际人权团体 呼吁还唐吉田自由 (Hundreds of people sign letter to international human rights groups calling for release of Tang Jitian)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Hong Kong government bars more journalists from covering handover anniversary, with at least 13 now denied access to events
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Ex-leader of Tiananmen vigil group denied access to further details of case 2 weeks ahead of national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

Hong Kong tea shop owners jailed for 6 and 7 months over anti-vaccine posts
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

盧同學粉嶺墜樓三周年 有人到場悼念:「一世都唔會忘記」(Citizens commemorate student activist Lo Hiu-yan who fell to her death 3 yrs ago after leaving anti-extradition appeal)
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

国家互联网信息办公室发布《互联网用户账号信息管理规定》自2022年8月1日起施行 (Cyberspace Administration of China issues "Regulations on the Management of Internet User Account Information," effective on August 1, 2022)
Cyberspace Administration of China, June 26, 2022

Leaked documents show China's careful coordination of Uyghur repression
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

"Piloting ship to weather storm": Chinese state-run paper highlights "vitality" of Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" principle ahead of Xi Jinping visit
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

指任何人皆可自稱記者 鄧炳強促新聞界 成立團體確認從業員身分 (Chris Tang, Secretary for Security: Hong Kong media should establish group to verify identities of journalists and set basic ethical standards)
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2022

China to press on with "zero Covid", despite economic risks, President Xi Jinping says
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Related:
China relaxes intercity travel restrictions by removing indication of Covid-19 risk on digital passes
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Coronavirus: former leader Leung Chun-ying says Beijing understands Hong Kong's need to reopen border, suggests quota of up to 50,000 visitors
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

Chinese video gaming billionaire plans relocation with family abroad after draconian Shanghai lockdown
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2022

葵廣新黃店邀社運案被告任限定店長:仲有班人支持大家 (New pro-democracy shop in Kwai Chung hires defendant in NSL case as temporary store manager to express support for protest movement)
immediahk.net, June 29, 2022

香港国安法两周年:“红线”下三名港人的挣扎和妥协 (2nd anniversary of National Security Law: Struggle and compromise of 3 under the "red line")
BBC News, June 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Eradicating China's 'Spiritual Americans'
China Media Project, June 29, 2022

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

'An invisible cage': How China controls the future
“一个无形的牢笼”:中国如何管控未来
The New York Times, June 25, 2022

Nato to confront China risk alongside Russia threat at leader's summit
Financial Times, June 28, 2022

China, Nato and how the Ukraine war is spilling over into the Asia-Pacific
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

G7 leaders denounce China over Russia relations, human rights and Taiwan friction in statement following summit
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

G7指责中国“扭曲全球经济” 点名新疆“强迫劳动 (G7 accuses China of “distorting global economy,” citing ”forced labor” in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Taiwan slams Beijing for blocking UN Ocean Conference delegates
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

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

當警車駛入校園、「境外勢力」無孔不入,大陸高校學子如何抗議封校? (How do college students protest lockdown of schools when police drive onto campus and "outside forces" are pervasive?)
Initium Media, June 28, 2022

李蔚:自2021年12月以来首次直接与唐吉田通话的通报 (Li Wei: Report on first direct phone call with Tang Jitian since December 2021)
Weiquanwang, June 27, 2022

三个国际笔会组织发表声明 敦促中共立即无条件释放许志永 (In statement, 3 int’l PEN centers urge CPC to release Xu Zhiyong immediately, unconditionally)
Voice of America, June 28, 2022

新公民运动参与者组织旧金山集会 抗议中国当局审判许志永丁家喜 (In San Francisco rally, New Citizens’ Movement participants protest Chinese authorities' trial of Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2022

专访李明哲:国际救援促成公开审判 "实地考察"中国人权 (Interview with Li Mingzhe: International rescue facilitated public trials; imprisonment was an "on-the-ground investigation" of human rights in China)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Tibetan convention calls on governments to help resolve Tibet issue with China
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2022

Hong Kong 25th anniversary set to be protest-free, after nat. Security police call in activist group volunteers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2022

【初選47人案】林卓廷申保釋被拒 控方:Patreon捐款反映其強大政治影響力 (Former Chief Executive of Democratic Party Lam Cheuk Ting is denied bail; prosecution argues his receipt of Patreon donations reflects strong political influence)
immediahk.net, June 28, 2022

Two bubbletea shop operators jailed over "seditious" anti-vaxx messages
The Standard, June 28, 2022

上水清潔工遭磚擲斃案改控誤殺 被告母作供指錄口供時警拒被告服藥 (Mother testifies police denied anxiety medications needed by her son, a minor, during questioning)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Xi Jinping points to public opinion campaign as example of "whole-process democracy"
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China Cuts Travel Quarantine in Biggest Covid Zero Shift Yet
Bloomberg, June 28, 2022

"Digital handcuffs": China's Covid health apps govern life but are ripe for abuse
Financial Times, June 27, 2022

As censorship in China increases, VPNs are becoming more important
The Economist, June 28, 2022

香港移交25年:令人难忘的十件大事 (25 years of Hong Kong's handover: 10 memorable events)
BBC News, June 28, 2022

潘杰賢收購蘋果新聞網 其上海合夥人被指與中國黨政軍關係密切 (Pan Jiexian, the man who bought Taiwan Apple Daily, is questioned over his Shanghai partner’s close ties to Chinese military)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

A thaw in China-US diplomatic relations? We can only hope
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2022

Hong kong resistance will live on
SupChina, June 28, 2022

为什么说我们这样的小国转向中国情有可原
Can You Blame Poor Countries Like Mine for Turning to China?

The New York Times, June 28, 2022

Monday, June 27, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China 'no limits' vow with Russia raises Pentagon urgency to prepare for Guam attack: US commander
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

Chinese military says US plane in Taiwan Strait endangered peace
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

G7 summit: Leaders detail $600bn plan to rival China's Belt and Road initiative
BBC, June 26, 2022

Related:
China hits back at US over G7 'zero-sum' belt and road alternative
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2022

Despite the main focus on Ukraine, G7 leaders detail a new plan to target China’s influence.
G7推全球基建计划,旨在抗衡中国“一带一路”

The New York Times, June 27, 2022

Hong Kong PLA garrison to be combat-ready for 'toughest and most complicated' situations amid security threats, commander vows
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022

Related:
解放軍駐港部隊:強化憂患意識 提高履行防務能力(PLA garrison in HK: Strengthen emergency awareness, improve defense capability)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 26, 2022

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

丁家喜遭闭门审讯12小时 其妻批违国际法可耻(Human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi is tried behind closed doors for 12 hours; wife slams China as disgraceful for violating international law)
Radio France Internationale, June 26, 2022

Zhang Sizhi, hailed as "conscience of Chinese lawyers", dies in Beijing at 94
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

前區議員陳榮泰煽惑集結案開審 七一前見記者稱翌日「想試下行街有乜嘢事」(Former HK district councillor Lancelot Chan Wing-tai's case of inciting assembly opens for trial)
inmediahk.net, June 27, 2022

連登煽動案 辯方指煽動罪性質嚴重、應交高院有陪審團 官押8.1宣判(Defense of LIHKG incitement case says the crime of incitement is serious in nature and should be brought to the High Court with a jury)
inmediahk.net, June 27, 2022

Hong Kong's largest journalist group insists it operates in accordance with law after being asked by authorities to justify activities
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022<>/p>

「光城者」串謀恐怖活動案交付高院 15歲男生申保釋遭拒 (In case of "Returning Valiant," the pro-democracy group accused of conspiring to commit terrorist activities in public facilities, 15-year-old boy is denied bail)
immediahk.net, June 27, 2022

警拘三男涉藏仿製槍械 檢大批反政府旗幟 (Police detain three men in imitation firearms case, seizing a large number of anti-government flags)
immediahk.net, June 27, 2022<>/p>

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

公安部部署开展夏季治安打击整治“百日行动”(Ministry of Public Security launches “100-Day Action” summer crackdown and rectification campaign)
Chinanews, June 25, 2022

China changes law so it can act if country is insulted at sporting events
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2022

Chinese authorities unveil plans to 'maximise display of police force' two weeks after group assault on women
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Chinese President Xi Jinping expected to begin 2-day trip to Hong Kong on Thursday 'but will not stay in the city overnight'
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2022

Top Hong Kong officials check into hotels ahead of July 1 celebrations, media further restricted from coverage
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2022

Alarm in Beijing after announcement zero-Covid policy may last five years
The Guardian, June 27, 2022

Shanghai’s Covid Lockdown Legacy: Confusion, Despair, Departure
上海居民的封控后遗症:困惑、绝望、远离
The Wall Street Journal, June 25, 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China's 'Fragmented Authoritarianism' During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Diplomat, June 25, 2022

Covid-19 'magic mirror' reflects widening fissures in Chinese society
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2022

健康码的遗产(The legacy of health code)
Financial Times, June 26, 2022

Friday, June 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s Political Surveillance System Keeps Growing
The Diplomat, June 23, 2022

金砖峰会开幕,习近平欲借力与美欧民主联盟全面对抗(BRICS summit opens in Beijing; Xi Jinping to use group as leverage for full confrontation with U.S.-European democratic alliance)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

美国前飞行员认罪 作为中国政府代理人并泄露美国防信息(Former U.S. pilot pleads guilty to acting as Chinese gov’t agent, leaking U.S. defense information)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2022

Taiwan general charged in China spying case
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2022

China ambassador tells Australian protesters ‘no such thing as absolute freedom’
The Guardian, June 24, 2022

China taps markets for $10bn to cement clean tech supremacy
中国企业新筹资100亿美元巩固中国清洁技术霸主地位

Financial Times, June 24, 2022

香港電台七一起轉播中央廣播電視總台CGTN紀錄頻道(RTHK to carry CCTV’s CGTN documentary channel starting July 1)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2022

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

They wanted rule of law, so China tried them in secret
The Washington Post, June 24, 2022

Related:
Second Chinese rights activist Ding Jiaxi stands trial on state subversion charges in secret proceeding
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

中国闭门庭审许志永案遭批政治迫害(China's closed-door trial of Xu Zhiyong is criticized as political persecution)
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2022

获刑4年6个月的知名藏人学者和异见作家图丹罗珠的案情及简历(Prominent Tibetan scholar and dissident writer is sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison for "secession")
Weiquanwang, June 24, 2022

律师敦促国际刑事法院调查中国侵犯维吾尔人权(Lawyers urge ICC to investigate China's Uyghur human rights abuses)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

China’s internet watchdog launches cybersecurity investigation into country’s largest academic research database CNKI
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

Related:
掌握大量重要敏感数据 知网遭官方网路安全审查(CNKI, holder of large amounts of important and sensitive data, is subject of cybersecurity probe)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2022

Hong Kong: five arrested for sedition ahead of 25th anniversary of British handover
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2022

支聯會顛覆案押9.14再訊 鄒幸彤初級偵訊9月進行(Court adjourns hearings of HK Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China cases until Sept.14; committal proceedings for Chow Hang-tung’s case to be held in Sept.)
inmediahk.net, June 24, 2022

涉社交平台發「光時」及港獨帖文 兩男遭控作出煽動意圖作為罪 保釋遭拒(Two men charged with seditious intent over social media posts on HK independence are denied bail)
inmediahk.net, June 24, 2022

男子傳「劈黑警」信息煽惑傷人罪脫 官信僅屬發洩情緒(Man charged with incitement to hurt others over posting "strike black police" message in social media group is released; judge concludes he was only venting his emotions)
Mingpao, June 24, 2022

Hong Kong Book Fair to begin on July 20 but some publishers banned with ‘no reason’
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

Hong Kong Nears Bottom in New Human Rights Survey
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Explainer | Why Hong Kong’s new textbooks for secondary schools have stopped calling the city a British colony
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

港府两官员检测阳性 习近平赴港计划可能生变(2 HK gov’t officials test positive; Xi Jinping's plan to attend July 1 ceremony may change)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022

中国丹东“黄码”父女外出取药与警察冲突,“过度”防疫再受关注(Father, daughter out to fill prescriptions are intercepted by police due to their "yellow codes"; "excessive" epidemic prevention draws attention again)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

A year on from Apple Daily’s closure, what’s left of Hong Kong’s free press?
The Guardian, June 24, 2022

My career is finished, my friends are in prison and I’m an alien in my city”: life after Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
The Guardian, June 24, 2022

中国经济崩盘会让习近平倒台吗?(Will China's economic collapse bring down Xi Jinping?)
Voice of America, June 24, 2022