HRIC Daily Brief

China’s ‘Think-Tank Diplomacy’ is Gaining Traction in Indonesia The Diplomat, September 2, 2022 CHINESE CENSORS FILLET “MINIONS,” SHRINK “B...

澳记者成蕾狱中受折磨 迟迟难与家人联系(Australian journalist Cheng Lei reportedly suffers harsh prison conditions, communication with family impeded) Deutsche ...

Pandas and Trump teach Hong Kong kids about national security crimes The Standard, Septmeber 2, 2022

Pressure mounts on China over UN Xinjiang report as Western governments, rights groups seek accountability South China Morning Post, Septemb...

For Uyghurs, U.N. Report on China’s Abuses Is Long-Awaited Vindication 联合国人权报告对维吾尔人来说意味着什么 The New York Times, September 2, 2022 新疆人权报告让中国蒙...

U.N. Says China May Have Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang 联合国人权报告：中国在新疆可能犯下危害人类罪 The New York Times, September 1, 2022 Rel...

上海著名人权捍卫者季孝龙再次被带走 至今未获释放(Well-known Shanghai rights defender Ji Xiaolong is taken away again by police, day after sending open letter to the...

China’s new cross-border data transfer law takes effect, saddling firms with increased paperwork, compliance costs, scrutiny South China Mor...

China’s Communist Party points to ‘continuity’ at congress, observers say South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022 Chengdu locks down 21...

China: New UN Report Alleges Crimes Against Humanity Human Rights Watch, August 31, 2022 China: Deciphering the Beidaihe Meeting The Di...

Xi Jinping poised to further consolidate power at party congress The Guardian, August 31, 2022 Related: China's Crucial Party Congr...

China: Hundreds arrested over banking scandal that triggered protests Deutsche Welle, August 30, 2022 China accused of blocking posts from ...

Official who led Wuhan pandemic response set to be China's next top prosecutor, sources say South China Morning Post, August 31, 2022 D...

UN Rights Chief to Publish Xinjiang report on Wednesday Agence France-Presse, August 31, 2022 China's zero-Covid rules spark social med...

Michelle Bachelet's Spectacular Fall From Grace The Diplomat, August 31, 2022 Gorbachev taught communist China how to survive South Chi...

The Censorship Machine Erasing China’s Feminist Movement The New Yorker, August 29, 2022 Chinese censors hail country’s ‘internet civilisat...

Chinese thinktank makes rare public call for Beijing to ease zero-Covid policy Associated Press, August 30, 2022 Related: Dissenting voice...

两高一部明确：信息网络犯罪案件中，电子数据可作为证据使用（Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, and Ministry of Public Security confirm: Electr...

China’s strict zero-Covid measures take a large-scale toll on youth mental health Reuters, August 30, 2022 China Charges 28 People, Months ...

Chinese historians’ review of past isolationist policy goes viral, reflecting unease over closed borders, lockdowns, crackdowns South China ...