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.

Friday, July 17, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

专访:中国已无空间继续从事维权行动 (Interview with citizen journalist: There is no longer room in China for continuing rights defense work)
Deutsche Welle, July 17, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

人不在中國,就能放心用中國App?德國商店引進微信支付與支付寶,情報單位警告有風險 (Can one rest assured using Chinese apps outside of China? German intelligence agency warns risks to stores accepting WeChat Pay or AliPay)
The News Lens, July 17, 2020

國安法壓港 VPN 服務商 TunnelBear 將撤走港伺服器 ProtonVPN:香港列作高風險地區 (Under National Security Law, VPN provider TunnelBear to remove servers from Hong Kong, and ProtonVPN lists Hong Kong as high-risk region)
The Stand News, July 17, 2020

美司法部长讲话全文:硅谷与好莱坞应停止叩头 抵抗中共腐败独裁统治 (Full text of U.S. Attorney General’s speech: Silicon Valley, Hollywood should stop kowtowing to and start resisting CPC’s corrupt dictatorship)
Voice of America, July 17, 2020

Related:
Video: Attorney General Barr’s remarks on china policy at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential museum
U.S. Department of Justice, July 16, 2020

费加罗:中国间谍强大攻势 (Figaro: Powerful offensive of Chinese spies)
Radio France International, July 17, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: double criminality should apply, China law expert says
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2020

Britain’s plan to extend citizenship to young Hongkongers short on detail
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2020

Taiwan official leaves Hong Kong after refusing to sign ‘One China’ statement – report
Hong Kong Free Press, July 17, 2020

Security law: US to halt training for Hong Kong police; Fulbright scholarships axed
Hong Kong Free Press, July 17, 2020

U.K. Judges May Quit Hong Kong in Wake of National Security Law
Bloomberg, July 17, 2020

美國取消特殊地位後 香港經濟的未來 (Hong Kong's economic future after U.S. cancels its special status)
Deutsche Welle, July 17, 2020

香港郵政:任何人不得投寄違法或令人反感等物品 (Hong Kong Post: No one may mail illegal or disturbing materials)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 16, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong's national security laws are designed to make the media self-censor
The Guardian, July 13, 2020

Kicked Out of China, and Other Real-Life Costs of a Geopolitical Meltdown
在崩塌的地缘政治中,我被迫离开中国

The New York Times, July 17, 2020

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

“大外宣”,大规模对外国人洗脑 (How China brainwashes foreigners on a large scale)
Voice of America, July 16, 2020

中国再掀政治教育推“四史” 要求小学生向成年人灌输党史 (China renews push for political education and "Four Histories," requires elementary school students to inculcate party history in adults)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2020

Related:
“四史”教育新探索,6名小学生化身讲解员 (In new exploration of "Four Histories" education, 6 elementary school students become docents)
Youth Daily, July 13, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. Weighs Sweeping Travel Ban on Chinese Communist Party Members
The New York Times, July 15, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US threatens sanctions against Huawei employees and business partners
The Guardian, July 15, 2020

华为“侵犯人权”美国限制中国科技公司员工入境签证 (U.S. restricts entry visas for employees of Chinese tech companies which violate human rights, including Huawei)
BBC, July 15, 2020

TikTok Enlists Army of Lobbyists as Suspicions Over China Ties Grow
因中国背景面临限制,TikTok在美招募游说大军

The New York Times, July 16, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police admit plainclothes officers were present in Yuen Long before mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, July 16, 2020

China’s Activists Mourn the Loss of Hong Kong’s Glimmer of Hope
The Diplomat, July 16, 2020

Outrage Over China’s Treatment of Hong Kong Galvanizes the West
The Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2020

除了香港,南海和新疆也一直是中美关系紧张的核心 (Besides Hong Kong, South China Sea and Xinjiang have always been the core of tensions between U.S. and China)
Radio France International, July 16, 2020

美國駐華大使促中方恢復香港的自由權 (U.S. Ambassador calls on China to restore Hong Kong's liberties)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 16, 2020

Related:
Ambassador Terry Branstad’s meeting with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Zheng Zeguang
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China, July 16, 2020

中国召见美国大使,中国官版记述片面 美大使被静音 (Official Chinese account shows U.S. ambassador silent in meeting with PRC deputy foreign minister)
Voice of America, July 16, 2020

港區國安法|華爾街日報、華盛頓郵報等駐港外媒考慮或調離人手 (Foreign media including Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, are considering moving staff out of Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, July 16, 2020

【一國一制】《紐時》記者儲百亮遭北京驅逐 港府也拒續批簽證 保護記者委員會促撤決定 (CPJ urges Hong Kong to reverse decision to deny visa to New York Times journalist Chris Buckley, who was expelled by Beijing)
The Stand News, July 16, 2020

Related;
Hong Kong denies work permit to New York Times correspondent Chris Buckley
Committee to Protect Journalists, July 15, 2020

香港《国安法》实施之后: 在港外国公司何去何从 (Where will foreign businesses go after implementation of National Security Law in Hong Kong?)
BBC, July 16, 2020

Commentary (评论)

The World’s Most Technologically Sophisticated Genocide Is Happening in Xinjiang
Foreign Policy, July 15, 2020

时事大家谈:专访林培瑞和黎安友:美中关系为何在习时代翻船?(Interview with Perry Link and Andrew Nathan: Why did US-China relations capsize in the Xi era?)
Voice of America, July 16, 2020

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

新冠疫情:世卫组织入中国展开病毒起源调查之际,北京加强实验室监管 (COVID-19 in China: WHO experts arrived in China to investigate virus oirgin, Beijing strengthens lab regulations)
BBC, July 15, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese media calls for 'pain' over UK Huawei ban as Trump claims credit
The Guardian, July 15, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

China promises sanctions for US ending of Hong Kong preferential status
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2020

Related:
US President Donald Trump signs Hong Kong Autonomy Act, and ends the city’s preferential trade status
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2020

華春瑩指香港自治法案詆毀港區國安法 粗暴干涉內政 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying: Hong Kong Autonomy Act defames the National Security Law for Hong Kong, rudely interferes in China’s internal affairs)
Radio Television Hong Kong

香港中联办声明:坚决反对美国粗暴干涉香港事务 (LOCPG statement: Strongly oppose rude U.S. interference in Hong Kong's affairs)
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R., July 15, 2020

国务院港澳办强烈谴责美方将“香港自治法案”签署成法 (Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office issues strong condemnation of U.S. promulgation of Hong Kong Autonomy Act)
Xinhua, July 15, 2020

Hong Kong protests: opposition party leader, four others arrested for alleged unlawful assembly near PolyU in November
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2020

National security law: former Hong Kong lawmaker who helped guide opposition primary steps down amid Beijing warnings
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2020

Hong Kong protests: opposition activists facing range of criminal charges drop legal challenge against court switch
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2020

New York Times Will Move Part of Hong Kong Office to Seoul
《纽约时报》将香港数字新闻业务迁至韩国首尔

The New York Times, July 15, 2020

《港區國安法》通過後,媒體界的寒蟬效應已經開始發生 (Chilling effect of National Security Law for Hong Kong has begun spreading through media)
The News Lens, July 15, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Practical issues of the National Security Law to be resolved- Grenville Cross SC
CitizenNews, July 15, 2020

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Joint Letter calling on the Government of Canada to Invoke Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Sanctions) against PRC & Hong Kong Officials
Alliance Canada Hong Kong, July 14, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China leadership critic Xu Zhangrun sacked one day after release, friends say
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2020

许章润教授被清华以"道德败坏"为由革职 (Professor Xu Zhangrun dismissed by Tsinghua University for "moral corruption")
Deutsche Welle, July 14, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

肺炎受害者家属索赔反遭当局胁迫 (Family member of COVID-19 victim seeking government compensation is threatened by authorities to withdraw claim)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.K. Bars Huawei From 5G Network, Raising Tensions With China
The New York Times, July 14, 2020

英国宣布弃用华为 北京密切关注 (Beijing is closely tracking UK’s decision to drop Huawei from 5G)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 14, 2020

金盾工程:數字監控技術如何改變中國政府的維穩偏好 (Golden Shield Project: How digital surveillance technology changes Chinese government's preference in ways to maintain stability)
The Initium, July 14, 2020

抖音又有麻烦 微信也被“拖下水”?(Will WeChat be drawn into the new problem faced by Douyin?)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2020

Hong Kong, 香港

Hong Kong primaries: China declares pro-democracy polls 'illegal'
The Guardian, July 14, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong elections: Beijing accuses Occupy protest leader Benny Tai of breaking national security law through primary poll
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2020

香港中联办发言人:严厉谴责反对派策动非法“初选”破坏立法会选举公平 决不允许外部势力操控香港政治事务 (LOCPG spokesperson: Harshly condemn opposition faction for instigating illegal “primaries” to undermine the fairness of legislative elections; never allow foreign forces to manipulate Hong Kong political affairs)
The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R., July 13, 2020

国务院港澳办:绝不允许操控香港立法会选举 (HKMAO: Never allow manipulation of Hong Kong legislative elections)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, July 14, 2020

Hong Kong Voters Defy Beijing, Endorsing Protest Leaders in Primary
香港民主派初选:60万选民投票,抗议领袖获支持

The New York Times, July 14, 2020

特首:若初選目的是達至對抗政府 或違港區國安法 (Carrie Lam: If these primaries aim to oppose the government, they may violate the National Security Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 14, 2020

選管會:初選不構成立法會選舉程序一部分 籲參與選舉活動時留意《國安法》條文 (Electoral Affairs Commission: Primaries do not constitute a part of the legislative election process, participants should pay attention to National Security Law)
The Stand News, July 14, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Life in Hong Kong Has Always Been Impossible
留在香港,实现不可能之事

The New York Times, July 14, 2020