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.

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s Changing Disinformation and Propaganda Targeting Taiwan
The Diplomat, September 19, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

China faces pressure at United Nations after Xinjiang report
Aljazeera, September 20, 2022

Taiwan Policy Act 2022: The US becomes less ambiguous about defending Taiwan
GlobalVoices, September 19, 2022

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

河南民间异议人士马修(吴海针)因言获罪,被以“寻衅滋事罪”刑拘,急需代理律师 (Henan dissident Matthew (Wu Haizhen) detained on charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" for his speech, and in urgent need of a lawyer)
Weiquanwang, September 20, 2022

拉萨连续封锁一个月,居民罕见发声求援
‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help

The New York Times, September 19, 2022

Hong Kong journalist charged days before leaving for Oxford fellowship
The Guardian, September 20, 2022

Mourners sing protest song as Hong Kong police monitor final tributes to Britain’s Queen, with 1 man taken away
Hong Kong Free Press, September 20, 2022

Related:
男子英領外吹奏口琴 涉作具煽動意圖行為被捕(Man arrested for playing harmonica outside British consulate for alleged inciting intent)
Inmediahk, September 20, 2022

理大衝突案羅健熙4人不認罪 另4人早前承認非法集結(In case of PolyU seige, 4, including Democratic Party chair Lo Kin-hei, plead not guilty to unlawful assembly)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 20, 2022

Why is 90-year-old Cardinal Zen standing trial in Hong Kong?
Al Jazeera, September 18, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Chinese health expert amends monkeypox advisory after online backlash
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2022

Hong Kong flags COVID-19 quarantine policy change, wants an orderly opening-up
Reuters, September 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

“清零”的代价?贵阳隔离转运大巴侧翻致27人死亡
Bus Taking People to Quarantine Crashes in China, Killing 27

The New York Times, September 20, 2022

Hong Kong’s number 2 official appointed as chair of election candidate vetting committee
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中共二十大报道:专访高文谦:习近平即使连任其权势将大缩水(Report on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: Interview with Gao Wenqian: Even if Xi Jinping is re-elected, his power will be greatly reduced)
Voice of America, September 21, 2022

SCO leaders hail unity yet struggle to find common ground at Samarkand summit
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2022

China: UN Human Rights Council must ensure accountability for ongoing atrocities in Xinjiang
Amnesty International, September 20, 2022

Monday, September 19, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s top police chief warns law enforcement to stay alert to risk of ‘colour revolution’ ahead of major Communist Party gathering
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2022

FBI report of a Chinese agent working at Twitter sparks calls for government action
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2022

China runs illegal police operations on foreign soil via 'overseas service centers'
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

West weighs calling for China Uyghur abuses inquiry at UN
The Guardian, September 19, 2022

Beijing-backed Chinese language schools in UK to be replaced with teachers from Taiwan
The Guardian, September 18, 2022

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

数十家人权组织联名呼吁确保"雪饼"基本权利(Dozens of human rights organizations call for ensuring basic rights of detained rights defenders Huang Xueqin, Wang Jianbing)
Radio France Internationale, September 19, 2022

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China must protect the rights of detained human rights defenders Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing
被捕一周年:我们与 #雪饼 站在一起
International Service for Human Rights, September 19, 2022

One year on, few details available about detention of activists Wang Jianbing and Sophia Huang Xueqin
China Labour Bulletin, September 19, 2022

BLOGGERS AND CITIZEN JOURNALISTS DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN GUIXI RAPE CASE
China Digital Times, September 16, 2022

Police officer reprimanded over actions during 2019 protest was not in the wrong, Hong Kong’s security chief says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2022

記者反修例遭警射海綿彈投訴列「無法證實」 鄧炳強稱要尊重調查結果(Reporter's complaint against police shooting sponge bomb in Anti-ELAB protests deemed "unsubstantiated"; Secretary for Security Chris Tang says we have to respect investigation results)
Ming Pao, September 19, 2022

Hong Kong’s labour chief defends rule requiring new trade unions to sign declaration pledging not to threaten national security
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2022

【光城者案】認罪7人還柙候判 官質疑好學生為何犯案:唔好嘅學生咪仲大件事?(7 members of ‘Returning Valiant” who pleaded guilty are remanded in custody awaiting sentencing; judge asks why good students committed the crime)
Inmediahk, September 16, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong police upgrade reporting system, create new unit to tackle rise in cybercrimes
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2022

林定國:陪審團審訊並非被告法律上必然權利(Secretary for Justice Paul Lam: Jury trial is not a legal right of the defendant)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 17 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国疫情:贵州隔离大巴惨烈车祸、“核酸盛世”与“清零国策” 点燃公众怒火(COVID-19 in China: Guizhou quarantine bus tragic accident, "PCR golden age," "zero national policy" ignite public furor)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 19, 2022

Residents in Locked Down Lhasa Say Local Epidemic Situation is a “Giant Mess”
What's on Weibo, September 16, 2022

‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help
拉萨连续封锁一个月,居民罕见发声求援

The New York Times, September 19, 2022

Chinese official warns against touching foreigners after monkeypox case
BBC News, September 19, 2022

国际舆论与中文推特用户热议普京习近平关系(International public opinion and Chinese Twitter users focus on Putin-Xi relationship)
Voice of America, September 17, 2022

Covid-19: Hong Kong 2022 marathon axed, organisers say gov’t failed to give approval in time
Hong Kong Free Press, September 17, 2022

In Mourning the Queen, Some in Hong Kong Mourn the Past
The New York Times, September 16, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

In the ‘Great Game’ of Central Asia, China’s Leader Seeks the Advantage
中亚之行给习近平带来了什么

The New York Times, September 19, 2022

UN: World Leaders Should Press China, Russia on Atrocities
Human Rights Watch, September 16, 2022

Friday, September 16, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s Xi Jinping calls for a ‘more just and rational’ world order
Agence France-Presse, September 16, 2022

习近平在上合组织强调防范颜色革命(Xi Jinping stresses prevention of color revolutions at SCO)
Deutsche Welle, September 16, 2022

谴责中国实弹军演 欧洲议会通过台海决议(Condemning China's live-fire military exercises, European Parliament passes Taiwan Strait resolution)
Deutsche Welle, September 16, 2022

Related:
MEPs urge EU countries to build closer ties with Taiwan
European Parliament, September 15, 2022

Pro-China media slam 'minority' of Hong Kong mourners in wake of Queen's death
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2022

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

“雪饼”失踪将满周年 传煽颠案已移送法院等开庭(Disappeared for nearly a year, rights activists Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing are reported to be facing trial for inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2022

吉林长春基督教阳光之家归正教会遭中共当局取缔(Christian church Sunshine Home in Changchun, Jilin Province is banned by CPC authorities)
Weiquanwang, September 16, 2022

Hong Kong activist, paralegal to both face sentencing after Jimmy Lai’s national security trial in December
Hong Kong Free Press, September 16, 2022

Hong Kong’s High Court to hear new evidence in challenge against ruling that police breached Bill of Rights
Hong Kong Free Press, September 16, 2022

Related:
記協司法覆核警員拒示編號勝訴 律政司提交新證據上訴 上訴庭受理:涉重大公眾利益(After Journalists Association won in judicial review of police officer's refusal to show ID, court allows DoJ’s appeal to go forward, says: new evidence involves significant public interest)
Inmediahk, September 16, 2022

男子開設頻道轉發煽動帖文 被判囚4個月及罰款2千元(Man is jailed for 4 months and fined HK$2,000 for setting up Telegram channel to forward seditious posts)
Radio Television Hong Kong,, September 15, 2022

男廚師IG發文提光時、港獨認煽動囚5個月 官批內容尖銳不能輕視危機(Chef is sentenced to 5 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for Instagram posts that mention Hong Kong independence, “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time” )
Ming Pao, September 16, 2022

【初選47人案】鄒家成監中撰文:我們根本無罪,因此不認罪(Owen Chow, one of the 47 pro-democrats charged under national security law, writes in prison: We are not guilty at all, so we do not plead guilty)
Inmediahk, September 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Biden Issues New Order to Block Chinese Investment in Technology in the U.S.
拜登签署行政令强化对中国在美技术投资的审查

The New York Times, September 16, 2022

Xi Jinping article gives insight into China’s direction ahead of Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2022

New leaders will soon inhabit China’s top decision-making bodies
The Economist, September 15, 2022

鄧炳強:二十三條立法前要預早向市民解說清楚(Secretary for Security Chris Tang: We must explain Article 23 legislation clearly to the public in advance)
Radio Television Hong Kong,, September 16, 2022

政府推新職工會登記表 申請人須簽聲明確認不危國安(Gov’t introduces new trade union registration form--applicants must sign statement to confirm that they will not endanger national security)
Ming Pao, September 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国不再就俄乌战争假装中立(China no longer pretends to be neutral over Russia-Ukraine war)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2022

‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help
The New York Times, September 16, 2022

Xinjiang Kazakh plans political party to counter China's Xi
Associated Press, September 16, 2022

Anger among MPs as Chinese vice-president to attend Queen’s funeral
The Guardian, September 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

What Does Xi Jinping’s Visit Tell Us About China’s Relationship with Central Asia?
The Diplomat, September 15, 2022

China Is Writing the Story of the Climate Future
地球未来会变得怎样?中国是关键

The New York Times, September 16, 2022

The U.N. Gave a Quiet Diplomat the Wrong Job
Foreign Policy, September 16, 2022

Thursday, September 15, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

Xi and Putin meet and pledge to ‘inject stability’ in the world
Washington Post, September 15, 2022

北京于西藏大规模采集DNA 样本数恐破百万(Mass DNA samples collected by Beijing in Tibet may exceed one million)
Deutsche Welle, September 15, 2022

Related:
Mass DNA Collection in the Tibet Autonomous Region from 2016–2022
The Citizen Lab, September 13, 2022

长臂管辖扩张治外法权,保护卫士:中共海外布网胁迫23万人返国(Safeguard Defenders: CPC’s overseas network coerces 230,000 people to return to China)
Voice of America, September 15, 2022

Related:
230,000 Chinese "persuaded to return" from abroad, China to establish Extraterritoriality
Safeguard Defenders, September 12, 2022

Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam embrace China’s games and films, but stay on guard for a ‘cultural invasion’
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2022

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

Since the start, China's art spaces have been under threat
The China Project, September 14, 2022

A Uyghur Author and Translator Were Detained. Now, Their Novel Speaks For Them.
一名维吾尔作家消失在新疆拘禁营,这部小说替他发声

The New York Times, September 15, 2022

‘A hole in the dam’ of Hong Kong’s rule of law, says pastor accused of sedition
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2022

Hong Kong court denies bail to speedboat fugitive pending his appeal against petrol bomb jail term
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2022

Hong Kong protests: social worker cleared of obstructing police officer to face retrial, High Court rules
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2022

National security case against Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group and 2 ex-leaders moved to High Court
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2022

Related:
支聯會顛覆案 李卓人、何俊仁擬不認罪 與無答辯意向支聯會同交付高院審訊(In HK Alliance case, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho plan not to plead guilty as group enters a “silent” plea)
Inmediahk, September 15, 2022

黎智英律師團呼籲西方向內地施壓(Jimmy Lai’s lawyers call on the West to put pressure on the mainland)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

美参院外委会通过《台湾政策法》 中国坚决反对(U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee passes "Taiwan Policy Act"; China firmly opposes)
Deutsche Welle, September 15, 2022

Europe Plans to Ban Goods Made With Forced Labor
欧洲计划禁止使用强迫劳动制造产品,或打击新疆出口

The New York Times, September 15, 2022

China looks to increase penalties under its cybersecurity law
Reuters, September 14, 2022

李家超:正制定教師專業操守指引提醒教師謹言慎行(Chief Executive John Lee: Professional ethics guidelines are being set to remind teachers to be cautious in words and deeds)
Inmediahk, September 15, 2022