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 23, 2022

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

China holds talks on policing with Pacific island officials
The Guardian, November 23, 2022

China wants to “sinicise” its Catholics
The Economist, November 22, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Canada probes reports of Chinese ‘police service stations’ in Toronto as national security threats
Reuters, November 23, 2022

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

China's accidental activists: The women battling the Chinese state after their loved ones were jailed as dissidents
BBC News, November 17, 2022

丁建兵因帮助被精神病访民遭拘留(Ding Jianbing is detained for helping petitioner who was forced into psychiatric treatment)
Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, November 22, 2022

崔群要求以唾液进行核检遭殴打(Cui Qun, woman in Shanghai, was beaten for demanding saliva PCR test)
Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, November 23, 2022

Hongkonger remanded in custody on national security grounds after allegedly reposting footage of anthem blunder
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2022

Hongkonger who attempted to escape to Taiwan granted bail pending appeal against sentence in protest-related case
Hong Kong Free Press, November 23, 2022

20-year-old Hongkonger sentenced to up to 3 years detention for illegal university protest where he chanted ‘seditious’ slogans
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2022

18歲男改國歌歌詞為「遲奶!我帶你環遊世界」及將國旗改圖加粗口 認罪候判(18-year-old man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to changing national anthem lyrics and adding swear words to national flag in online forum)
Ming Pao, November 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Violent protests erupt at China’s largest iPhone factory over Covid-19 restrictions
Agence France-Presse, November 23, 2022

Related:
河南富士康员工群起抗议并与警方对峙冲突(Foxconn employees in Henan protest and clash with police)
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2022

Zhengzhou Community Blasts Warning over Loudspeaker: Outside Visitors Will Be “Executed on the Spot”
What's on Weibo, November 22, 2022

Maskless World Cup scenes spark anger in zero-Covid China
Agence France-Presse, November 23, 2022

HONG KONG NATIONAL SECURITY COMES DOWN HARD ON RUGBY FANS, APPLE DAILY STAFF
China Digital Times, November 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

法治的细节︱少捕慎诉,囹圄空虚,是刑法学者一直的追求 (Finer points of the rule of law: Fewer arrests, careful prosecutions, and empty prisons are the constant pursuit of criminal law scholars)
The Paper, November 23, 2022

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

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

China’s Interference in Canada’s Elections
The Diplomat, November 22, 2022

Hong Kong deputies to be elected to China’s legislature to play bigger role in country’s governance, senior mainland official says
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

EU set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights violations in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

中国领事馆香港示威者遭袭击事件 英国警方: 有人涉嫌触犯罪行(In case of HK protestor attacked in Chinese consulate, British police confirm they have a criminal suspect)
Voice of America, November 22, 2022

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

鲍彤逝世:曾参与推动中国政治改革,因“六四”事件入狱
Bao Tong, 90, Dies; Top Chinese Official Imprisoned After Tiananmen

The New York Times, November 22, 2022

Thai police hold Chinese dissident after lone Bangkok protest against Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2022

6 ex-Apple Daily staff plead guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in seeking sanctions on Hong Kong, Beijing officials
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

黎智英聘英御狀案 律政司直接向終院申上訴許可( DoJ appeals directly to Court of Final Appeal against appointment of UK lawyer in Jimmy Lai’s national security case)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2022

Hong Kong man arrested for sedition after allegedly posting clip of anthem blunder with message of thanks
Hong Kong Free Press, November 22, 2022

Police interview members of Hong Kong Rugby Union over national anthem blunders at overseas sports events
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

浸大傳理生辦在囚人士徵信活動 校方拒批場地兼展紀律聆訊(HKBU refuses to approve venue and holds disciplinary hearing on students organizing letters-sending activity to prisoners)
Inmediahk, November 22, 2022

7名社民連成員涉違限聚令 兩人認罪各罰款4500元(Two League of Social Democracy members are fined HK$4,500 each after pleading guilty to violating gathering restriction order)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2022

Three years on, Hong Kongers keep alive memory of Polytechnic University battles
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
The New York Times, November 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

失踪人口与中国器官移植乱象有何关联?(What is the connection between missing persons and China's organ transplant chaos?)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2022

河南安阳厂房火灾已导致38人遇难
China Factory Fire Kills 38

The New York Times, November 22, 2022

Monday, November 21, 2022

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

Chinese coast guard seizes rocket debris from Filipino navy
Associated Press, November 21, 2022

Related:
中国海警船在南中国海有争议水域强行抢走菲海军打捞的火箭碎片(Chinese coast guard forcibly seizes rocket debris salvaged by Philippine navy in disputed waters of South China Sea)
Voice of America, November 21, 2022

TikTok draws bipartisan fire in US on China surveillance concern
Bloomberg, November 21, 2022

Planned Hong Kong mediation centre to bolster China’s influence in Africa
South China Morning Post, November 20, 2022

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

广西民主人士陆辉煌被以“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”判刑4年6个月(Guangxi rights defender Lu Huihuang is sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power")
Weiquanwang, November 20, 2022

高智晟失踪五年 BBC专访耿和:“我被迫在丈夫和孩子之间做选择”(In interview with BBC, Geng He, wife of Gao Zhisheng, human rights lawyer who has been missing for 5 years: "I was forced to choose between my husband and my children")
BBC, November 19, 2022

China sees 'daily protests' despite widespread state surveillance, controls: report
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2022

Related:
报告:中国每天都在发生街头抗议和网上异议(Report: In China, street protests and online dissent are happening every day)
Voice of America, November 21, 2022

China Dissent Monitor (Issue 1: June-September 2022)
Freedom House, November 14, 2022

Overseas Chinese students call for probe into fate of Beijing 'bridge man' protester
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2022

7 Hong Kong protesters sentenced to up to 4 years and 7 months in jail over rioting near gov’t headquarters in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press, November 21, 2022

黎智英聘英御狀參與國安法審訊 律政司申終院上訴許可被拒(Court of Final Appeal rejects DoJ’s appeal against appointment of UK lawyer in Jimmy Lai’s national security case)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2022

涉網上發布引起他人憎恨中央等訊息 42歲男子被捕(42-year-old man is arrested for alleged incitement of hatred of central government in online posts)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

As China eases coronavirus restrictions, confusion and angst follow
The Washington Post, November 19, 2022

Hong Kong athletes should alert sporting event organisers to any anthem errors according to new guidelines
Hong Kong Free Press, November 21, 2022

律政司要求外聘大律師簽署承諾維護國安法及不危國安(DoJ requires briefed-out counsel to sign pledge to uphold National Security Law and not endanger national security)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2022

「起底」刑事化一年 私隱署發逾千張通知書要求網站移除起底信息(In year since criminalization of “doxxing,” Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has issued more than 1,000 notices requesting websites to remove doxxing information)
Ming Pao, November 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China reports first Covid deaths in six months as Beijing cases rise
The Guardian, November 21, 2022

Related:
中国疫情扑而不灭,北京周末三名患者死亡(3 patients die in Beijing over the weekend as China's epidemic persists)
Voice of America, November 21, 2022

中国一个多月发生十多起中学生离奇失踪案(Mysterious disappearances of more than a dozen middle school students in China in about one month)
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2022

An iPhone Factory Needs Workers. The Chinese Government Wants to Help.
中国政府帮助郑州富士康招工,动员退伍军人及党员

The New York Times, November 21, 2022

2 more incidents emerge of Hong Kong protest song mixed up with Chinese national anthem at rugby matches
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why did Xi scold Trudeau? Maybe because Canada spent years helping China erode human rights
The Conversation, November 18, 2022

Friday, November 18, 2022

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

中国再推一带一路 明年拟办高峰论坛(China resumes promoting Belt and Road Initiative, may hold summit forum next year)
Radio France Internationale, November 18, 2022

FBI director ‘very concerned’ by reports of secret Chinese police stations in US
Reuters, November 18, 2022

Related:
FBI局长:对中国在美国设立“警察站”深感担忧(FBI Director: Deeply concerned about China setting up “police stations” in U.S.)
Deutsche Welle, November 18, 2022

XINJIANG AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE THREE FOR “DISRUPTING PUBLIC ORDER” VIA “CRIMINAL COMMENT-FLOODING”
China Digital Times, November 17, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

美国对协助规避伊朗制裁的实体实施制裁,13家实体中半数以上是中国公司(U.S. imposes sanctions on 13 entities—more than half are Chinese companies—helping to circumvent U.S. sanctions against Iran)
Voice of America, November 18, 2022

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

唐云淑因信访被判刑四年六个月(Tang Yunshu, who spent decades petitioning for redress of gov’t seizure of family property, is sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch, November 18, 2022

China repression: The families who have left loved ones behind
BBC News, November 18, 2022

Chinese students abroad take on their government
The Economist, November 17, 2022

Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy allowed final appeal against conviction over accessing public info for documentary
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2022

網台主持「傑斯」尹耀昇出獄稱無意離港 「除非呢個屋企唔要我」(Internet radio host "Giggs" Wan Yiu-sing is released from prison, says he has no intention of leaving HK "unless this home doesn't want me")
Ming Pao, November 18, 2022

郭卓堅重新覆核「安心出行」違憲 指港人非罪犯不應被追蹤(Kwok Cheuk-kin re-applies for judicial review on constitutionality of LeaveHomeSafe app, says HK people are not criminals and should not be tracked)
Inmediahk, November 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China to step up internet censorship with stricter rules for social media and streaming sites
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

习近平教训特鲁多强硬却失态?中国全面封杀图文(Xi Jinping loses composure in lecturing Trudeau? Photos and texts are completely blocked in China)
Radio France Internationale, November 18, 2022

中国各地疫情快速反弹,北京朝阳区呼吁民众“宅”家过周末(As many parts of China see rapid COVID resurgence, Beijing’s Chaoyang District urges residents to stay home for the weekend)
Voice of America, November 18, 2022

Unmasked and in charge, China's Xi puts personal diplomacy back in play
Reuters, November 17, 2022

Rugby anthem blunder: Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing camp has gone quiet over protest song played at South Korea match. What happened?
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2022