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.

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

华为专利提及可识别维吾尔人技术 (Huawei patent mentions technology that can identify Uyghurs)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 14, 2021

U.S. Bans All Cotton and Tomatoes From Xinjiang Region of China
美国宣布禁止从新疆进口棉花和番茄产品

The New York Times, January 14, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Mainland Chinese authorities accuse lawyer who helped detained Hong Kong fugitives of ‘endangering national security’ with tweets
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2021

No appeal for China’s jailed coronavirus citizen journalist Zhang Zhan
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2021

Two Canadians detained in China allowed calls with relatives
Radio France Internationale, January 14, 2021

中国舆论监督网创办人李新德被判五年 (Li Xinde, founder of anticorruption website China Public Opinion Supervision Network, is sentenced to 5 years)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

人权观察发布最新人权报告 批中国人权状况进入至暗时期 (In latest report, Human Rights Watch slams China's human rights situation as entering darkest period)
Voice of America, January 14, 2021

Related:
World Report 2020
2020 世界人权报告
Human Rights Watch, January 13, 2021

隐瞒与中国合作: NASA科学家承认有罪 (NASA scientist Meyya Meyyappan pleads guilty to concealing cooperation with China)
Deutsche Welle, January 14, 2021

Related:
Senior NASA Scientist Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements Related To Chinese Thousand Talents Program Participation And Professorship
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, January 13, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong: 11 more national security arrests over attempted boat escape to Taiwan
Reuters, January 14, 2021

Hong Kong's first website takedown under national security law confirmed
Radio France Internationale, January 14, 2021

Hong Kong journalist who probed the police response to 2019 mob attacks pleads not guilty to false statement charges
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2021

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

US Cancels Ambassador’s Controversial Trip to Taiwan
The Diplomat, January 13, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police take away human rights lawyers trying to attend court hearing for fellow lawyer Lu Siwei
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2021

盧思位律師吊照聽證會 司法廳舉證指Twitter轉發訊息危害國家安全、詆毀司法制度 (Lu Siwei’s law license revocation hearing: Sichuan Dep’t of Justice says Lu's retweets endanger national security, defame legal system)
CitizenNews, January 13, 2021

郭飞雄吁请李克强等伸援手 放他赴美照料癌症手术后妻子 (Guo Feixiong urges Li Keqiang to let him go to US and take care of his wife who's suffering from cancer)
Voice of America, January 13, 2021

Related:
Urgent Open Letter to Premier Li Keqiang and Minister Zhao Kezhi
Human Rights in China, January 10, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Less Effective than Initially Thought
Voice of America, January 12, 2021

China in darkest period for human rights since Tiananmen, says rights group
The Guardian, January 13, 2021

“北京空气好了,其他城市却越来越差” 专家:中国抗击污染还有问题 (“Beijing's air improves, as other cities’ worsens”—Expert: China’s ongoing problem with fight against air pollution)
Voice of America, January 13, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei patent mentions use of Uighur-spotting tech
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 13, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong teen who was among the 12 fugitives detained in Shenzhen could face additional charges after being returned to city
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2021

Exclusive | National security law: Beijing ‘mulling’ public office ban on British National (Overseas) passport holders in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2021

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

UK condemns Chinese 'barbarism' against Uighur minority
Radio France Internationale, January 12, 2021

Britain introduces new company rules to stop links to China's Xinjiang
Reuters, January 11, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国发布法治建设蓝图给谁看? (Who is the audience of China's rule of law development blueprint?)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2021

“中国舆论监督网”创办人李新德被以“非法经营罪”判刑5年 (Li Xinde, creator of China Opinion Monitor, is sentenced to 5 years for “illegal business operation”)
Weiquanwang, January 12, 2021

She Said #MeToo. Now She’s Being Punished Under Defamation Law.
邓飞案与中国“我也是”运动困境:发声者被判诽谤

The New York Times, January 12, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

拼多多员工发视频揭露压榨内幕 (In videos, Pinduoduo staff expose company exploitation)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

世卫调查组周四抵达武汉,河北三市全面管制应对疫情反扑 (WHO experts arrive in Wuhan on Thursday; 3 Hebei cities in lock down to control rise in COVID cases)
Voice of America, January 12, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

California WeChat Users Sue Tencent Over Fear of Chinese Censors
Bloomberg, January 11, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Exclusive: China plans further Hong Kong crackdown after mass arrest - sources
Reuters, January 11, 2021

Hong Kong justice department hires Queen’s Counsel David Perry to prosecute protest case against Jimmy Lai, eight others
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2021

Hong Kong chief justice says court attendees can choose what to wear after judge orders people with yellow facemasks to leave
Hong Kong Free Press, January 12, 2021

Carrie Lam says retaliation against UK’s expanded visa offer for Hongkongers would be ‘a matter of course’
Hong Kong Free Press, January 12, 2021

12港人案一審上訴期屆滿 家屬仍未收到判決生效通知 (Families of 12 Hong Kongers have yet to receive notices of their verdicts after expiration of appeal period)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2021

Commentary (评论)

'Our souls are dead': how I survived a Chinese 're-education' camp for Uighurs
The Guardian, January 12, 2021

It Took a Genocide for Me to Remember My Uighur Roots
新疆发生种族灭绝,我才开始寻根

The New York Times, January 12, 2021

12港人穿越中國領海被判「偷越國境罪」,香港原來是「内陸國」? (12 Hong Kongers are sentenced for illegal border crossing. Is Hong Kong a “landlocked country”?)
The News Lens, January 12, 2021

Monday, January 11, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

‘Even mourning is said to shame China’: women of Wuhan fight to be heard
The Guardian, January 10, 2021

Chinese ‘Great Firewall’ critic Zhang Jialong ‘jailed for 18 months’
Agence France-Presse, January 10, 2021

冀赴美照顾病重妻子 郭飞雄致函李克强吁发还护照(Rights activist Guo Feixiong pleads for permission to go to U.S. to care for ailing wife)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Twitter deletes China embassy's Xinjiang 'emancipation' tweet
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 10, 2021

中国驻美使馆发文赞新疆维族妇女不再是生育机器遭轰 推特删文(Twitter deletes post by Chinese embassy in U.S. praising Xinjiang Uyghur women for no longer serving as fertility machines)
Radio France Internationale, January 9, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

US ends restrictions on official contacts with Taiwan
Deutsche Welle, January 9, 2021

美国务院取消对台交往限制 “不再单方面安抚共产党政权”(U.S. State Dept. lifts self-imposed restrictions on U.S.-Taiwan relationship, renouncing appeasement of Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2021

Related:
Lifting Self-Imposed Restrictions on the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship
U.S. Department of State, January 9, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s New Rules Could Hit U.S. Firms and Send a Message to Biden
中国出台新规反制美国对中企限制

The New York Times, January 11, 2021

Related:
《阻断外国法律与措施不当域外适用办法》("Measures to Block Improper Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Laws and Measures")_
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, January 9, 2021

白宫国安顾问:美国正研判对中共政权采取进一步行动(White House National Security Advisor: U.S. is examining further action against CPC regime)
Voice of America, January 11, 2021

Related:
Statement from National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien
The White House, January 11, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

A Hong Kong Website Gets Blocked, Raising Censorship Fears
The New York Times, January 9, 2021

Hong Kong protests: judge acquits student of arson charge after casting doubt on police testimony
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2021

Hong Kong inquest fails to determine cause of student’s death during protest
Radio France Internationale, January 9, 2021

Australia, US, UK, Canada criticize Hong Kong mass arrests
The Associated Press, January 10, 2021

Related:
Foreign Ministers’ joint statement on arrests in Hong Kong
Government of the United Kingdom, January 9, 2021

外交部驻港公署:香港事务不容外部势力置喙干预
Commissioner's Office: No foreign interference is allowed in Hong Kong affairs
Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the P.R.C. in the H.K.S.A.R., January 10, 2021

HKSAR Government refutes joint statement by three foreign ministers and US Secretary of State
特區政府反駁三國外長及美國國務卿的聯合聲明
HKSAR Government, January 10, 2021

New Hong Kong Chief Justice Andrew Cheung vows to defend judicial independence, criticises attacks on judges
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2021

Friday, January 08, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

英国零售商马莎百货签协停用涉嫌新疆劳工商品 (British retailer Marks & Spencer signs agreement to suspend products suspected of Xinjiang labor)
Radio France Internationale, January 8, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

US Ambassador to the United Nations Will Visit Taiwan
The Diplomat, January 8, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Can you trust these people to record Hong Kong’s history? The rewriting of the Yuen Long narrative speaks volumes
Hong Kong Free Press, January 8, 2021

A Shattering Blow to America’s Troubled Democratic Image
对美国民主灯塔形象的一记重击

The New York Times, January 8, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

She Said #MeToo. Now She’s Being Punished Under Defamation Law.
The New York Times, January 8, 2021

“性侵”受害人成被告且败诉,中国MeToo运动受打击 ("Sexual assault" victim becomes defendant and loses lawsuit in blow to China's MeToo movement)
Voice of America, January 8, 2021

媒体人张贾龙因推特言论被以寻衅滋事罪判刑1年6个月 (Media activist Zhang Jialong is sentenced to 1 year, 6 months in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” for tweets)
Weiquanwang, January 8, 2021

“709”被捕律师李昱函荣获德法人权法治奖 (Li Yuhan, imprisoned lawyer representing "709" cases, wins Franco-German Prize for Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Hong Kong has entered a bitter winter,’ says primaries organiser as 52 democrats in mass arrest bailed out
Hong Kong Free Press, January 8, 2021

Related:
UN says ‘deeply concerned’ over Hong Kong dissident arrests
Agence France-Presse, January 8, 2021

Hong Kong protests: trio gets stiffest jail sentence of up to 5½ years for airport assault, judge laments challenges faced by low-level judicial officers
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2021

National security law: stunned by crackdown, Hong Kong civic groups take action to avoid ‘new wave of persecution’
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2021

Hong Kong Press Groups Hit Out at Order to Turn Over Materials Amid 'Subversion' Arrests
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2021

港初选被捕者暂未起诉 戴耀廷:信港人逆风而行 (No charges yet for those arrested for Hong Kong primaries; Benny Tai: Hong Kongers will walk through the storm)
Deutsche Welle, January 8, 2021

Thursday, January 07, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆哈萨克人举报黑监狱死亡 家属质疑当局灭口(Kazakh in Xinjiang dies in prison; family fears he was “silenced” for reporting black jails)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

US ambassador to United Nations will visit Taiwan, Mike Pompeo says
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2021

台湾智库忧心“制脑权” 中国修订《统战条例》(Taiwan think tank: Amendment of CPC United Front Regulations raises concern of “brain control” )
Deutsche Welle, January 7, 2021

Related:
中国共产党统一战线工作条例 (CPC Regulations on United Front Work)
People's Daily, January 6, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyer suspended after posting videos allegedly showing police torture
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2021

Related:
周泽律师遭北京朝阳区司法局给予停止执业一年的行政处罚(Beijing authorities suspend lawyer Zhou Ze for one year for revealing client’s torture)
Weiquanwang, January 7, 2021

试图偷带生物研究试管出境 在哈佛研究癌症的中国学者被判刑(Chinese scholar at Harvard is sentenced for smuggling biological test tubes out of U.S.)
Voice of America, January 7, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Communist Party targets Chinese abroad to rally support
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2021

新冠病毒溯源小组无法入境中国,世卫组织罕见公开向北京表达不满(In rare complaint about Beijing, WHO says its team investigating COVID-19 origins is denied entry to China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 7, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Arrested democrats to be bailed on Thurs as jailed activists Joshua Wong and Tam Tak-chi are arrested – report
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2021

Hong Kong police release US lawyer arrested with democracy figures
The Guardian, January 7, 2021

US Considering Sanctions on Those Involved in Hong Kong Arrests, Pompeo Says
Reuters, January 7, 2021

Ex-Hong Kong Democratic Party chair Wu Chi-wai suspected to have violated bail after allegedly keeping BN(O) passport
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2021

香港《国安法》:拘捕行动过后 议员否决议案是否构成罪行成焦点 (Hong Kong national security law: In wake of mass arrests, will council members' objections become crimes?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 7, 2021

With Mass Arrests, Beijing Exerts an Increasingly Heavy Hand in Hong Kong
香港大抓捕展示中共权力与铁腕

The New York Times, January 7, 2021

【初選瘋狂搜捕】5 律師會理事發聲明 譴責打壓人權 質疑初選如何構成「非法手段」 (Mass arrests on primary election: In statement 5 board members of the Law Society of Hong Kong condemn human rights suppression, question how primary election could constitute “unlawful means”)
The Stand News, January 7, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Why comparisons between the US Capital turmoil and Hong Kong’s protests amount to perverse propaganda
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2021

Wednesday, January 06, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

China says it will respond to planned Taiwan, US defence talks
Channel News Asia, January 6, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国进一步打压维权律师 法律公正空间恐“越来越少” (China intensifies crackdown on rights defense lawyers, shrinking law and justice space)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 6, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

WHO ‘disappointed’ at Chinese delays letting experts in
Associated Press, January 6, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Trump Bans Alipay and 7 Other Chinese Apps
特朗普签署行政令,禁止与支付宝等中国应用交易

The New York Times, January 6, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong national security law: 53 former opposition lawmakers, activists arrested; authorities accuse them of plot to ‘overthrow’ government
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2021

Hong Kong Police Arrest Dozens of Pro-Democracy Leaders
香港警方逮捕数十名民主派官员和活动人士

The New York Times, January 6, 2021

Related
國安法│中聯辦:堅定支持嚴正執法 國安公署:犯國安法者必制裁 (Hong Kong Liaison Office: Firmly support Hong Kong police’s strict enforcement of the law; Office for Safeguarding National Security: All National Security Law violators will be punished)
HK01, January 6, 2021

美国候任国务卿为港发声:“拜登政府将和港人同行抗中” (U.S. Secretary of State-designate Blinken speaks out for Hong Kong: “The Biden-Harris administration will stand with the people of Hong Kong and against Beijing's crackdown on democracy”)
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2021

China 'misled world' on Hong Kong security law, says Dominic Raab
The Guardian, January 6, 2021

蔡英文:大規模拘捕摧毀香港所剩無幾民主自由 (Tsai Ing-wen: Mass arrests destroy the remaining democracy and freedom in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 6, 2021

EU calls for ‘immediate release’ of Hong Kong activists
Associated Press, January 6, 2021

國安處警員到《立場》等 4 媒體辦公室 派發法庭「交出令」 李桂華:無要求交採訪資料 (The Department for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Police Force staff deliver “Production Order” to 4 media offices including Stand News; Steve Li, senior superintendent of DSNS, denies issuing request for interview materials)
The Stand News, January 6, 2020

Related:
Police serve pro-democracy newsrooms with search warrants over 2020 pro-democracy primaries amid mass arrests
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2021

Hong Kong police raid office of primary election co-organisers PORI, but voter data ‘physically crushed’, says deputy
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2021

美籍人权律师关尚义成首名美国公民因国安法被捕 (Human rights lawyer John Clancey becomes first U.S. citizen arrested for National Security Law)
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2021

中共新版統戰條例 港澳需維護國家主權安全 (CPC's newly amended Regulations on United Front Work mandates Hong Kong, Macao to safeguard national sovereignty and security)
Ming Pao, January 6, 2021

Timeline: The Impact of the National Security Law on Hong Kong
Reuters, January 6, 2021

Commentary (评论)

The arrest of Hong Kong activists is an assault on civil society
The Guardian, January 6, 2021

Tuesday, January 05, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Beijing using ‘cognitive warfare’ to sway Taiwan public opinion by feeding it misinformation, warns report
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China sentences top banker to death for corruption and bigamy
The Guardian, January 5, 2021

从张展案看“口袋罪”寻衅滋事:不听话的统统装进去 (Deciphering the “pocket crime” of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” through Zhang Zhan’s case: How China uses it to bag all who disobey)
Voice of America, January 5, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

拼多多年轻员工“996”加班后猝死 官方账号“冷血”回复引发众怒 (Public outrage over Pinduoduo's cold-blooded response to the sudden death of young employee working the “996” schedule)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 5, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese Communist Party introduces new rules on what members can say as it ‘boosts internal democracy’
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2021

In a Topsy-Turvy Pandemic World, China Offers Its Version of Freedom
疫情新常态下,中国版本的“自由”

January 5, 2021

美国务卿与军控特使联合撰文:中国发展核力量的疯狂 (U.S. Secretary of State and Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing: The madness behind China's nuclear power expansion)
Voice of America, January 5, 2020

Related:
China's Nuclear Build-Up Should Worry the West | Opinion
Newsweek, January 5, 2021

回應美國對中國核武建設的指責 外交部:賊喊捉賊 (China MFA response to U.S. accusation on China's nuclear buildup: A thief crying "stop the thief")
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 5, 2021

2021年1月5日外交部发言人华春莹主持例行记者会
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on January 5, 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, January 5, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

NYSE withdraws plans to delist 3 Chinese phone carriers
Associated Press, January 5, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

宣誓修例擬涵蓋區議員、選委 消息:《區議會條例》料加DQ機制 (Legislation reforms: Oaths and Declarations Ordinance to apply to district council members; District Councils Ordinance to include disqualification mechanism)
HK01, January 5, 2021

Retiring top judge pleas to maintain Hong Kong's judicial independence
Radio France Internationale, January 5, 2021

Hong Kong police arrest another man over Yuen Long MTR mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, January 5, 2021

突推「車牌查冊通知」 林鄭:新措施合理不礙新聞自由 記協:特首將新聞工作與起底問題混為一談 (Carrie Lam defends new restrictions on disclosure of motor vehicle registration info; Hong Kong Journalists Association: Chief Executive confuses journalism for doxing)
CitizenNews, January 5, 2021

Commentary (评论)

The Struggle Over Jimmy Lai’s Bail Is a Struggle Over Hong Kong’s Freedom of Expression
The Diplomat, January 5, 2021

专访:维权律师无意与极权制度为敌 (Interview with Xie Yanyi: Rights defense lawyers did not aim to be the enemy of authoritarianism)
Deutsche Welle, January 5, 2020

Monday, January 04, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

北京证维族医生遭判20年 在美家属轰秘密审讯 (Uyghur doctor sentenced to 20 years; family in U.S. strongly condemns secret trial)
Deutsche Welle, January 1, 2021

Related:
China confirms Uighur doctor Gulshan Abbas handed 20 years in prison for ‘terrorism’
Agence France-Presse, January 1, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference to Highlight the Case of Dr. Gulshan Abbas and Other Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, December 30, 2020

哈佛大学70多社团联署促中国释放新疆维吾尔族企业家 (More than 70 associations at Harvard urge China to release Xinjiang Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat)
Voice of America, January 2, 2021

Related:
Joint Statement – Call to Free Ekpar Asat and End Mass Atrocities Against the Uyghur Community in Xinjiang
Harvard Law School, January 1, 2021

'Nowhere to be found': Harvard coalition says US must fight to free young Uighur
The Guardian, January 1, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

‘Cheap trick’: China rebuffs Taiwan’s latest offer for talks
Aljazeera, January 2, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

流亡藏人投票选举行政中央领导人 (Tibetans in exile vote to elect leader of the Central Tibetan Administration)
Deutsche Welle, January 3, 2021

Related:
Tibetans in Exile Vote in India for Their Political Leader
Associated Press, January 3, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

One Year After Li Wenliang's Death, Whistleblower, Relatives Still Feel The Heat
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

China Moves to Punish Lawyers Hired to Help Hong Kong Activists
New York Times, January 4, 2021

2港人案家屬委託律師盧思位、任全牛 內地擬吊銷二人執業證書 任:律師職業被判了死刑 (Authorities revoke licenses of Lu Siwei and Ren Quanniu, lawyers hired by families of 12 Hong Kongers; Ren: It's a death sentence for a lawyer's career)
CitizenNews, January 4, 2021

12港人關注組聲明:譴責中國當局打壓盧思位及任全牛律師 (12 Hongkongers Concern Group statement: Condemning Chinese Authorities’ Oppression of Lawyers Lu Siwei and Ren Quanniu)
inmediahk.net, January 4, 2021

關注組透露「12港人案」3名家屬已抵深圳 (Concern group says 3 family members of 12 Hong Kongers arrive in Shenzhen)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 3, 2021

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assails China for its treatment of the ‘Hong Kong 12’
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2021

Related:
回應蓬佩奧就12港人案對中方批評 外交部促停止抹黑 (China’s MFA spokesperson responds to Pompeo's criticism on case of 12 Hong Kongers: Stop the smear campaign)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 4, 2021

周庭成「甲級犯」被調往大欖懲教所 睡覺需單獨囚禁 (Agnes Chow is a “Cat. A” inmate at Tai Lam Correctional Institution, required to sleep in solitary cell)
Ming Pao, December 31, 2020

黎智英保释令被撤 还押候审 (Jimmy Lai's bail is revoked)
Deutsche Welle, December 31, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai returned to jail until at least February
The Guardian, December 31, 2020

Explainer: How the national security law changed Hong Kong – month 6
Hong Kong Free Press, January 4, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Wall Street to kick out Chinese telecom giants
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 1, 2021

Related:
美国交易所要求三家“与军方有联系”中国国企退市 (New York Stock Exchange to delist 3 Chinese state-owned enterprises "connected to the military")
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 2, 2021

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Because There Were Cameras, I Didn’t Ask Any Questions’
ChinaFile, December 30, 2020

China promises ‘sustained efforts’ on forced labor, as report reveals factories in 135 Xinjiang detention camps
SupChina, December 29, 2020

Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)

China Moves to Replace Ethnic Mongolians in Education Sector With Han Chinese
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2020

内蒙民族学校将名存实亡? 小学三年级起全汉语教学 (Ethnic schools in Inner Mongolia to exist in name only as all teaching will be in Chinese from third grade and up?)
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

Amid US-China Tensions, Tibetans Seize the Moment
The Diplomat, December 30, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国人权律师团发声明:张展无罪 (Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group’s statement: Zhang Zhan is not guilty)
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

中国官方数据显示武汉新冠疫情规模可能是之前公开的10倍 (China's official data indicate Wuhan COVID-19 infection toll may be 10 times that previously disclosed)
Voice of America, December 30, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

美国谴责中国刑罚公民记者张展 呼吁中共立即无条件释放她 (U.S. condemns China's punishment of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, calls for her immediate and unconditional release)
Voice of America, December 30, 2020

Related:
On the Silencing and Prosecution of PRC Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan
U.S. Department of State, December 29, 2020

25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China’s Grasp
改变世界的25天:新冠疫情是如何在中国失控的?

The New York Times, December 30, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Ten Hong Kong fugitives captured at sea jailed up to three years by Shenzhen court, two other underage suspects handed to city’s police
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2020

Related:
Did a Chinese court go too far in punishing 10 fugitive Hongkongers?
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2020

National security: five core members of Hong Kong’s Law Society voice personal concern over state media’s blasting of Jimmy Lai bail ruling
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s Hong Kong Fables Have Unhappy Endings
Foreign Policy, December 30, 2020

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

EU demands China release citizen reporter Zhang Zhan and 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020

联合国人权高专办:深切关注张展获刑 继续呼吁将她释放 (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for Zhang Zhan’s release: Deeply concerned by 4-year prison sentence)
Radio France Internationale, December 28, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

武汉疫情记录者张展:“我无法后退,因为这个国家不能后退” (Zhang Zhan, chronicler of Wuhan epidemic: “I can't retreat, because this country must not go retreat”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 29, 2020

China Covid-19: How state media and censorship took on coronavirus
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 29, 2020

中文播客游走在审查边缘 (Podcasters in China are walking on the edge of censorship)
Voice of America, December 29, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Shenzhen court to deliver verdict on Hong Kong fugitives on Wednesday morning, while Chinese embassy slams British foreign secretary’s ‘secret trial’ concerns
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020

Related:
Hong Kongers charged in China plead guilty, relatives told
Washington Post, December 29, 2020

Explainer | With judgment still pending, here’s what we know about the 12 Hong Kong fugitives detained in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020

歐盟要求中國立即釋放12名港人
EU demands China release 12 detained Hongkongers
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 29, 2020

China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the trial of 10 Hong Kongers
European Union, December 29, 2020

Hong Kong teenager jailed for China flag insult
The Guardian, December 29, 2020

Jimmy Lai resigns as chairman of Apple Daily’s publisher Next Digital as he awaits trial for breaching security law
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020

Hong Kong District Councillor series: Gov’t is waging ‘total war’ but we must keep fighting, says Kwong Po-yin
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong's democracy movement was crushed in 2020. But the spirit of resistance survives
The Guardian, December 29, 2020

Monday, December 28, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

中国批准与土耳其达成的引渡维族人条约 (China approves agreement with Turkey to extradite Uyghurs)
Radio France International, December 28, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Citizen Journalist Sentenced to 4 Years for Covid Reporting
New York Times, December 28, 2020

Related:
She Chronicled China’s Crisis. Now She Is Accused of Spreading Lies.
记录武汉疫情被指“编造谎言”,公民记者张展获刑四年

The New York Times, December 26, 2020

性骚扰案胜诉后,难以执行的“道歉” ( “Apology” hard to obtain following win in sexual harassment case)
Beijing News, December 26, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Politico | Remembering Li Wenliang: the Wuhan doctor who warned the world about coronavirus
South China Morning Post and Politico, December 27, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: World Health Organization’s Wuhan probe not looking for ‘guilty’ parties
Agence France Presse, December 24, 2020

The Virus of Lies: 2020’s Top Ten Ministry Of Truth Directives (Translation)
China Digital Times, December 24, 2020

2020 round-up: How the tragedy of COVID-19 became a success story for the China model Critical voices have given way to positive narratives
Global Voices, December 28, 2020

特朗普签署扩大支持台湾与西藏法案 中国要求美方停止干预内政 (U.S. president signs Taiwan Assurance Act and Tibetan Policy and Support Act into law; China: Stop meddling in our internal affairs)
Voice of America, December 28, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China Moves Towards Nationalization With Probe Into Alibaba
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy activists caught at sea go on trial in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 28, 2020

Related:
「12逃犯」案今開庭 10名被告當庭認罪 (10 plead guilty in trial of 12 fugitives)
Wen Wei Po, December 28, 2020

US urges China to release 12 Hong Kong fugitives who ‘fled tyranny’ as secretive trial begins
Agence France Presse, December 28, 2020

【12港人】鹽田法院稱有親屬旁聽 家屬質疑其身份 (Families of 12 Hong Kongers question identity of “family member” present at Yantian trial)
inmediahk.net, December 28, 2020

National security law: Hong Kong prosecutors file urgent appeal in bid to have media mogul Jimmy Lai sent back to jail
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2020

Exclusive | Hong Kong national security law: ‘about 30 people overseas’ on the wanted list of police, including self-exiled ex-lawmakers Ted Hui and Baggio Leung
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2020

Hong Kong reels after the year that free speech died
Hong Kong Free Press, December 26, 2020

Chinese University of Hong Kong to 'Restructure' China Study Center
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2020

通識改革|學生團體憂疫情下被遺忘 擺街站籲大眾關注學術自由 (Liberal studies reform—Student group urges public concern for academic freedom)
HK01, December 27, 2020

Commentary (评论)

‘A Madman’s Diary’ in the Age of the Pandemic: The Case of Zhang Zhan
China Change, December 27, 2020

Zhang Zhan: A Six-Minute Documentary
China Change, December 28, 2020

A mysterious revolt against Carrie Lam is brewing in Hong Kong’s establishment camp
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2020

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

US bill banning Xinjiang imports over forced labour concerns fails to become law
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2020

Liz Truss and Foreign Office split over policy on China and Uighurs
The Guardian, December 23, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

美国会通过《2020年台湾保证法案》(U.S. Congress passes Taiwan Assurance Act)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020

Related:
S.878 - Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
U.S. Congress, December 21, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

美国出台法案:北京若干预西藏宗教事务必将受到追责 (U.S. new law will hold Beijing to accountable for interfering in Tibetan religious affairs)
Voice of America, December 22, 2020

Related:
H.R.4331 - Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
U.S. Congress, December 21, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Australian held in China hopes for justice despite torture
Washington Post, December 23, 2020

许章润称家附近新装多部监控探头 形容被全方位伺候 (Xu Zhangrun describes being watched from all sides by multiple surveillance devices near his home)
Radio France Internationale, December 23, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Number of Journalists Killed for Their Reporting Doubled in 2020
2020年全球谋杀记者案翻倍

The New York Times, December 23, 2020

Related:
Murders of journalists more than double worldwide
全球记者遇害案件翻倍
Committee to Protect Journalists, December 22, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国黑客盗窃七亿多条个人信息 用来作啥? (Chinese hackers stole more than 700 million pieces of personal information—what for?)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020

Related:
CHINA USED STOLEN DATA TO EXPOSE CIA OPERATIVES IN AFRICA AND EUROPE
Foreign Policy, December 21, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Jimmy Lai granted HK$10 million bail by Hong Kong High Court, placed under house arrest
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2020

三權分立︱何君堯獲「新香港人」科水搞司法 倡重設鞭刑 染紅司法人員推薦委員會 (Junius Ho receives funding from a “new Hong Konger” to launch National Security Education Center to promote judicial reform, push for Article 23 legislation, and restore caning)
Apple Daily, December 23, 2020

【12 港人送中】內地律師盧思位撰文 分析一審程序、家屬旁聽、判刑等法理問題 (Lawyer Lu Siwei answers legal questions on the 12 detained Hong Kongers)
The Stand News, December 23, 2020

Commentary (评论)

A Farewell to the Hong Kong I Loved
Bloomberg, December 22, 2020

「以民為本」是檢驗「愛國愛港」的根本標準 (“Putting people first” is the basic yardstick for “love for the country and Hong Kong”)
HK01, December 23, 2020

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆官员:高压政策不会放松 (Xinjiang official: No relaxing on policy)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2020

Related:
AP Interview: China signals shift but no letup in Xinjiang
Associated Press, December 21, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

欧盟敦促中国释放维权律师李昱函和其他人权捍卫者 (EU urges China to release human rights lawyer Li Yuhan and other human rights defenders)
Voice of America, December 22, 2020

Related:
China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the detention of human rights lawyer Li Yuhan
European Union, December 21, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

China slams U.S. over Tibet Bill, South China Sea ‘trespass’
The Hindu, December 22, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

国际组织评选2020调查新闻:中国疫情、家暴、工权、网军入围 (Int’l NGO’s pick of best 2020 investigative news stories: China’s epidemic, domestic violence, workers' rights, Internet army)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2020

Related:
Editor’s Pick: 2020’s Best Investigative Stories from China and Taiwan
Global Investigative Journalism Network, December 14, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

美公布制裁清单 涉逾百家中俄军事相关企业 (U.S. sanctions list includes 100+ military-related Chinese, Russian companies)
Deutsche Welle, December 22, 2020

Related:
Commerce Department Will Publish the First Military End User List Naming More Than 100 Chinese and Russian Companies
U.S. Department of Commerce, December 21, 2020

蓬佩奥国务卿宣布对参与侵犯人权的中国官员实行更多的签证限制 (U.S. Sec’y of State Pompeo announces more visa restrictions on Chinese officials involved in human rights violations)
Voice of America, December 22, 2020

Related:
Additional Restrictions on the Issuance of Visas for People’s Republic of China Officials Engaged in Human Rights Abuses
U.S. Department of State, December 21, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei and China frozen out in Sweden after appeals court upholds 5G ban
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Exclusive | Beijing mulling drastic overhaul of Election Committee deciding Hong Kong’s chief executive and Legislative Council to curb opposition’s influence: sources
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2020

01獨家︱人大常委會將討論整頓區議會 料DQ泛民議員 周六有定案 (Exclusive: NPC Standing Committee to disqualify more democratic district councilors; decision may come on Saturday)
HK01, December 22, 2020

香港民间组织:多起无关案件被移交国安处 (Hong Kong civil society group report shows national security department is handling multiple non-NSL cases)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020

Related:
Second Regular Brief Report on National Security Law
Civil Rights Observer, December 22, 2020

Hong Kong’s High Court throws out union’s bid to have police’s treatment of journalists last year labelled unconstitutional
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2020

Hong Kong student shot by police goes on the run ahead of trial
Radio France Internationale, December 22, 2020

Democrat Lam Cheuk-ting banned from leaving Hong Kong while on bail as prosecution cites Ted Hui case
Hong Kong Free Press, December 22, 2020

Monday, December 21, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

No ‘Negative’ News: How China Censored the Coronavirus
压制负面新闻:机密文件揭露中国如何操纵疫情舆论

New York Times and ProPublica, December 19, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

AP Interview: China signals shift but no let-up in Xinjiang
Associated Press, December 21, 2020

诉讼律师欲提新证据 重启对中共迫害维吾尔人的调查 (Lawyers press for restart of investigation into the CPC's persecution of Uyghurs, offering to provide new evidence)
Voice of America, December 21, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Yang Hengjun: Australian writer's espionage trial in China delayed by three months
The Guardian, December 21, 2020

Human rights in China: dissident poet Wang Zang and wife could face trail soon, lawyer says
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s new data privacy law ‘will state how facial recognition can be used’
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2020

美两党议员发起《停止强摘器官法案》(Bi-partisan U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to stop enforced organ harvesting)
Voice of America, December 19, 2020

Related:
Smith, Suozzi, Cotton unveil bill to combat forced organ harvesting
United States House of Representatives, December 16, 2020

推新外资审查机制 中国:不是搞保护主义 (China on new foreign investment review mechanism: We don’t want protectionism)
Deutsche Welle, December 19, 2020

Related:
外商投资安全审查办法
The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China, December 19, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. lawmakers back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China's Huawei, ZTE - sources
Reuters, December 21, 2020

Zoom Executive Accused of Disrupting Calls at China’s Behest
Zoom高管被起诉,涉嫌干扰“六四”纪念会议

The New York Times, December 21, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

香港人民自由與選擇法案未獲美國參議院通過 共和黨參議員克魯茲反對:憂致中國間諜進入美國 (U.S. senate votes down the Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act; republican senator Ted Cruz fears it would facilitate China’s spies entering U.S.)
Ming Pao, December 19, 2020

Hong Kong's top court rules 2019 mask ban constitutional
香港法院裁定《禁蒙面法》合宪 民主派质疑北京施压 (Hong Kong court rules mask ban law constitutional; democrats suspect pressure from Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, December 21, 2020

【12港人】家屬促入境處協助 盼能北上聽審:想見佢一面 (Families of 12 detained Hong Kongers seek assistance from Immigration Department to attend hearing in mainland China)
inmedia.hk, December 21, 2020

12港人扣內地|蓬佩奧促放12港人 斥中共將香港變東柏林 特區政府:罔顧事實混淆是非 (Pompeo urges release of 12 detained Hong Kongers, criticizes CPC for turning Hong Kong into East Berlin; HKSAR gov't: U.S. criticism ignores facts, confuses right and wrong)
Ming Pao, December 19, 2020

香港紫荆党:亲北京商人筹组新党为确保“百年一国两制”? (Hong Kong Bauhinia Party: Pro-Beijing businessmen found new party to ensure 100 years of “one country, two systems”?)
BBC, December 21, 2020

Commentary (评论)

中國高票當選聯合國人權理事會成員,這是讓縱火犯領導消防隊! (Electing China to UN Human Rights Council is akin to letting arsonist lead firefighters!)
The News Lens, December 21, 2020

Friday, December 18, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

欧洲议会就新疆问题发声 谴责中国 呼吁制裁(European Parliament speaks out on Xinjiang, condemns China and calls for sanctions)
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2020

Related:
EU Parliament condemns China over Uyghur 'exploitation'
CNN, December 17, 2020

对新疆议题默不作声 伊斯兰国家与奥委会遭批(Muslim states and IOC criticized for silence on Xinjiang issues)
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Journalist Who Documented Communist History Is Detained in Beijing
New York Times, December 18, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

智库:中共通过微信控制澳洲中文媒体(Think Tank: CPC controls Australian Chinese media through WeChat)
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2020

Related:
The influence environment: A survey of Chinese-language media in Australia
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, December 17, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

智库发布人类自由指数排名 中国排名129(China ranks 129 in think tank human freedom index of 162 countries)
Voice of America, December 18, 2020

Related:
The Human Freedom Index 2020
Cato Institute and Fraser Institute, December 17, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Senior China diplomat urges US to stop 'arbitrary suppression' of Chinese companies
Channel News Asia, December 18, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. charges China-based Zoom executive with disrupting Tiananmen crackdown commemorations
Reuters, December 18, 2020

China's Alibaba 'dismayed' by Uighur facial-recognition software
Radio France Internationale, December 18, 2020

U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese firms including SMIC, DJI
Reuters, December 18, 2020

美国新制裁 中芯国际遭瞄首当其冲(Chipmaker SMIC among additional 60 Chinese companies now on U.S. trade blacklist)
Radio France Internationale, December 18, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Three suspects, including student, 16, arrested over petrol bomb attack at Hong Kong police sports club
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2020

公務員事務局稱基本法無對公務員國籍或護照訂明要求 (Civil Service Bureau says Basic Law does not specify nationality, passport requirements of civil servants)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 18, 2020

US travel warning treats Hong Kong the same as China citing danger of arbitrary arrest under security law
Hong Kong Free Press, December 18, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong Travel Advisory
U.S. Department of State, December 17, 2020

全家人信用卡帳戶「消失」 許智峯斥政治報復 警借「洗黑錢」造謠謀殺人格 (Ted Hui says credit card accounts of entire family "vanished" in political retaliation, and police spread rumors of "money laundering" in character assassination)
The Stand News, December 18, 2020

黃之鋒被控 10.5 非法集結、違蒙面法 押後下月再訊 (Joshua Wong to be tried next month for Oct 5 illegal assembly, violation of mask ban)
The Stand News, December 18, 2020

黎智英遭鐵鏈鎖手 轉往高設防赤柱監獄續還柙 (Jimmy Lai is transferred to Stanley maximum security prison)
The Stand News, December 18, 2020

'They are willing to sacrifice everything': Ai Weiwei pays tribute to the Hong Kong protesters
The Guardian, December 18, 2020

Thursday, December 17, 2020