HRIC Daily Brief

A Chinese hacking competition may have given Beijing new ways to spy on the Uyghurs The Conversation, May 22, 2021

Taiwan Says China is Spreading Fake News During COVID Spike Voice of America, May 21, 2021

China’s Tibet Communist Party chief targets religion and separatism South China Morning Post, May 22, 2021

China: Immediately release activist Xing Wangli and end reprisals against rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May ...

China Holds Social Media Users Over 'Insults' to Hybrid Rice Hero Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2021 北京等多省市网民涉“侮辱袁隆平”遭刑拘 民众不满袁被过度神化(Ne...

女权行动者发声 批当局以爱国为名强化网络暴力(China’s feminist activists voice criticism of authorities for intensifying cyber violence in the name of patriotism) ...

Beijing to expand Hong Kong office with two new departments focusing on national security and propaganda South China Morning Post, May 24, ...

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative a Threat to the US? The Diplomat, May 22, 2021 华尔街日报披露美情报机构报告更多细节，武毒所再次成为病毒泄露怀疑目标(WSJ reveals more de...

Trials heard without a jury should only be a last resort South China Morning Post, May 23, 2021 Leader Carrie Lam must not let the memory...

EU parliament ‘freezes’ China trade deal over sanctions The Guardian, May 20, 2021 Related: China-EU investment deal suspension seen as...

Australian writer detained in China on spying charges set for May trial, says friend Reuters, May 21, 2021 Chinese Rights Lawyer Still Un...

How disgruntled Chinese people talk about you-know-who The Economist, May 22, 2021 王靖渝质疑中印冲突被迫流亡 传恐遭遣返回中国(Chinese teenager, forced into e...

China’s tech chiefs in retreat Financial Times, May 20, 2021 Related: Bytedance boss exits at time of uncertainty for Chinese tech firm...

Oath-taking rules extended to Hong Kong government staff on non-civil service contracts; two district councillors ousted as new law takes ef...

立陶宛议会认定中国对维吾尔人犯下“种族灭绝”(Lithuanian parliament terms China’s repression of Uyghurs a "genocide") Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021 R...

端点星案开庭未宣判刑期 家属：北京只允许一种声音(Trial of Terminus2049 members ends with no verdict; family members: Only one voice is allowed in Beijing) Deutsche...

Student Flees China After Questioning Over Sharing of VPN Login Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021

BEIJING USES GLOBAL LEAD ON VACCINATIONS FOR DIPLOMATIC LEVERAGE China Digital Times, May 20, 2021 欧盟议会敦促北京：要投资协议，就要马上取消制裁(European Parli...

First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law loses bid for a jury trial South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021 Related: 【首...

The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told Wired, May 20, 2021 The Almost Unimaginable Price Of Defying China’s Governme...