HRIC Daily Brief

Xinjiang’s Oppression Has Shifted Gears Foreign Policy, November 1, 2021

China Makes It a Crime to Mock Country's Heroes The New York Times, November 2, 2021

中国申请加入DEPA 力争数字经济主导权的时机与考量 (China applies to join Digital Economy Partnership Agreement—DEPA—to vie for digital economy domination) BBC, Nov...

Explainer | What China’s strict new data export guidelines mean to international businesses South China Morning Post, November 2, 2021 中國實...

China accused of blocking media access to Winter Olympics The Guardian, November 2, 2021

Vice-chief of Hong Kong’s Olympic Committee among candidates entering Dec’s ‘patriots only’ legislative race Hong Kong Free Press, November ...

西藏“一把手”换人 观察人士：种族灭绝情事恐再现(Sanctioned by Western countries for human rights violations, former CPC official in Xinjiang is now Tibet’s top lea...

What Taiwan Really Wants 台湾真正想要的是什么 The New York Times, November 1, 2021

China’s Best Known Public Interest Litigator Awaits Trial China Change, October 31, 2021 Mainland Chinese lawyer who tried to help Hong Ko...

Chaoyang masses: the rise of Beijing’s neighbourhood patrols The Guardian, October 30, 2021

北京14名独立候选人迫于压力宣布停止参选行动(14 independent candidates in Beijing end election campaigns under pressure) Radio France Internationale, November 1, ...

China rejects US intelligence report on Covid origins as ‘political and false’ Agence France-Presse, October 31, 2021 China in ‘culture ex...

Beijing Winter Olympics: US senators try to force Joe Biden’s hand on diplomatic boycott South China Morning Post, October 30, 2021

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai goes on trial over Tiananmen vigil Associated Press, November 1, 2021 Related: Former leader of Hong Kong group th...

In the new Hong Kong, is there nowhere for people to seek redress against the authorities? Hong Kong Free Press, October 30, 2021

联合国和台湾：为什么一项50年前的决议再引争议 (UN and Taiwan: Why does a 50-year-old resolution spark controversy again?) BBC, October 29, 2021

China keeps up the pressure on Maoists, leftists, as Jasic labor activist released Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2021

China’s state-controlled media are put on an even shorter leash The Economist, October 30, 2021 记者无疆界敬请中国驻法大使停止对记者咆哮 (Reporters Without Bo...

Global activists gather at Rome G20 to demand tougher action on China The Guardian, October 29, 2021 FBI director asks US businesses to wo...

A row about toilets reveals a lot about women’s place in China The Economist, October 30, 2021