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.

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China Covid pass system allegedly used to block protest, sparking furious condemnation online
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022

中國「雙減政策」打擊補教業:昔日產業龍頭「新東方」轉型改做「中英語直播帶貨」(China's "double reduction policy" hits supplementary education industry: Former industry leader "New Oriental" has morphed into "E-commerce livestreaming in Chinese and English")
The News Lens, June 14, 2022

New Hong Kong textbooks ‘will claim city never was a British colony’
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022

习近平表彰《大公报》维稳有功 香港中小学自订红线下架书刊 (Xi Jinping commends "Ta Kung Pao" for contribution to maintaining stability; Hong Kong's primary, secondary schools remove books and periodicals under self-imposed red line)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

香港129名公务员拒效忠特区未获聘用 (129 civil servants in Hong Kong refusing allegiance to the SAR will not be hired)
Radio France Internationale, June 15, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Veteran Chinese human rights lawyers expected to face trial soon
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022

著名人权捍卫者许志永案庭前会议将于2022年6月17日召开 (Pre-trial hearing of well-known human rights defender Xu Zhiyong's case to be held on June 17)
Weiquanwang, June 14, 2022

“DON’T DRINK THE CELEBRATORY TOAST”: CENSORED SONG REJECTS COVID TRIUMPHALISM
China Digital Times, June 14, 2022

Fewer Hongkongers trust public broadcaster RTHK as press freedom fears ‘become reality’ – survey
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2022

梁凌杰逝世三週年 市民獻花被警要求拿走 拒絕後罰款千五 (On 3rd anniversary of Leung Ling-kit's death, police ask residents to remove flowers, slap 1,500 HKD fine on those who refuse)
Inmediahk.net, June 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s internet watchdog tightens mobile app rules for national security, requires promotion of ‘core socialist values’
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022

新修订《移动互联网应用程序信息服务管理规定》强化服务提供者主体责任 (Newly-revised "Regulations on the Administration of Mobile Internet Application Information Services" expand service providers’ responsibility)
People, June 14, 2022

Related:
移动互联网应用程序信息服务管理规定 (Regulations on the Administration of Mobile Internet Application Information Services)
Central People's Government of China, June 14, 2022

律所1元报价投标警方法律服务采购 广州律协介入调查 (Law firm to bid 1 yuan for police legal service procurement; Guangzhou Lawyers Association joins in investigation)
Caixin, June 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

‘Zero covid’ has many in China dreaming of leaving
The Washington Post, June 15, 2022

Brutal Beating of Women in China Highlights Risk of Saying ‘No’
The New York Times, June 15, 2022

Xi tells Putin China will keep backing Russia on 'sovereignty, security'
Agence France-Presse, June 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Exclusive interview: Hong Kong’s first chief justice Andrew Li on whether all judges in city should be Chinese nationals ahead of 2047
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2022

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中国河南有维权储户健康码“被转红” 防疫技术沦为“维稳”工具?(Health codes of Henan rights defense (bank) depositors "turned red"—epidemic prevention technology has become a "stability maintenance" tool?)
BBC News, June 14, 2022

China’s Pacific Push Is Already Remaking the Region
The Diplomat, June 14, 2022

An ice cream treat exposes the paradoxical nature of June 4th censorship in China
GlobalVoices, June 14, 2022

英国将要求孔子学院申报资金来源 若危害言论学术自由可终止合作 (UK to require Confucius Institutes to declare funding sources; cooperation can be terminated if speech, academic freedom is compromised)
Voice of America, June 15, 2022

国际劳工组织谴责中国对新疆维吾尔族的镇压 (ILO condemns China's crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

China says it has released Bloomberg staffer Haze Fan on bail
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2022

Thousands rally to mark 3rd anniversary of 2019 anti-extradition protest in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2022

著名人权律师丁家喜案将于6月20日召开庭前会议 (Pretrial hearing of well-known human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi's case to be held on June 20)
Weiquanwang, June 13, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中共发布《非战争军事行动纲要》 学者:为合理化出兵台湾、南海作铺垫 (Scholars call CPC’s "Outline of Non-War Military Actions" a prelude to rationalization of sending troops to Taiwan, South China Sea)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2022

App个人信息处理标准征求意见 如何防止信息滥用? (How to prevent information abuse? Opinions are solicited for standards for App personal information processing)
Caixin, June 14, 2022

Related:
关于国家标准《信息安全技术 移动智能终端的移动互联网应用程序(App)个人信息处理活动管理指南》征求意见稿征求意见的通知 (Notice on soliciting opinions on draft national standards: "Information Security Technology—Personal Information Processing Management Guide for Apps of Smart Mobile Terminals")
National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, June 13, 2022

Hong Kong watchdog told 14 social media sites to remove 3,900 doxxing items in 8 months
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

47 countries blame China at UN over Xinjiang ‘abuses’
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2022

Related:
U.S. JOINS JOINT STATEMENT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CHINA | HRC 50
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, June 14, 2022

Beijing and Shanghai are still trying to get a grip on covid-19
The Economist, June 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Meaningless prosecutions waste the courts’ time as Hong Kong defendants face long wait for justice
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2022

性別暴力的中國式治理難題:父權制催生的「黑惡勢力」,無法被父權本身所清除 (Gender violence presents Chinese-style governance dilemma: "Underworld forces" spawned by patriarchy cannot be eliminated by patriarchy itself)
Initium Media, June 14, 2022

Monday, June 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

媒体:中军方多次向美称台湾海峡非国际水域(Media: Chinese military has repeatedly told U.S. that Taiwan Strait isn’t international waters)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2022

Related:
China Alarms US With Private Warnings to Avoid Taiwan Strait
Bloomberg, June 12, 2022

越南抗议中国在南中国海争议水域实施休渔令(Vietnam protests China's fishing moratorium in disputed waters of South China Sea)
Voice of America, June 11, 2022

中國訓練所羅門群島警察(China trains Solomon Islands police)
Mingpao, June 13, 2022

China calls theory that Covid originated in Chinese lab ‘politically motivated lie’
The Guardian, June 10, 2022

Security News This Week: How China Hacked US Phone Networks
Wired, June 11, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls on Hongkongers to better integrate with nation’s development
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2022

Hong Kong NETs – foreign teachers of English – forced to take allegiance oath
The Guardian, June 12, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

江苏维权人士徐秦狱中健康恶化 律师:曾三次绝食(Jiangsu human rights activist Xu Qin's health deteriorates in prison; lawyer: He has gone on hunger strike three times)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2022

Timor-Leste journalists challenge restrictions and assert their right to question China’s foreign minister
GlobalVoices, June 12, 2022

Hong Kong FCC axed human rights press awards to avoid risk of jail, chief cites concerns about independence of courts under national security law
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog takes down 90 per cent of social media posts deemed to constitute doxxing under new law
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2022

Related:
私隱公署:不便披露會否封鎖Telegram 已要求移除近4,000起底訊息(HK’s Privacy Office: Will not disclose whether it will block Telegram, but has requested removal of nearly 4,000 messages)
inmediahk.net, June 13, 2022

反修例運動後永久離港或意圖永久離港者 將DQ領消費券資格(Those who leave or intend to leave HK permanently after anti-extradition amendment protests will be disqualified from receiving consumer vouchers)
inmediahk.net, June 13, 2022

9.29反極權遊行 警員稱被告被制服時反抗 雖與片段不符但否認虛構證供(9.29 anti-totalitarian parade: Police maintain defendant resisted while being subdued and deny fabricating evidence despite discrepancy between their claim and video clip)
inmediahk.net, June 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China Won’t Hesitate to Fight for Taiwan, Defense Minister Warns
中国国防部长魏凤和:若有人分裂台湾,中国不惜一战

The New York Times, June 13, 2022

Ferocious’ Omicron outbreak in Beijing sparks closures and mass testing
Financial Times, June 13, 2022

Related:
天堂酒吧疫情延烧,北京几百万人接受强制核酸检测 封控措施再度收紧(After Covid-19 surge from a bar, closure and control measures are tightened again in Beijing)
Voice of America, June 13, 2022

Costly, scandal-ridden mass testing is China’s latest ‘zero covid’ bet
The Washington Post, June 13, 2022

Related:
Could China's zero-COVID policy spur a mass protest movement?
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2022

UN human rights chief to forgo second term amid China trip criticism
The Guardian, June 13, 2022

Hong Kong’s Lam ‘relieved’ from burden of leadership, says gov’t made ‘no mistake’ over 2019 extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 13, 2022

洛杉矶六四纪念馆揭幕 展示历史收集文物(June Fourth Memorial Hall in Los Angeles is unveiled to display historical collections)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Crisis of Confidence
Foreign Policy, June 13, 2022

The Steep Cost of Bachelet’s Visit to China
The Diplomat, June 13, 2022

Call on China to immediately release lawyer Tang Jitian, who has been extralegally detained since December 2021
China Change, June 12, 2022

Related:
呼吁国际社会关注唐吉田律师被非法长时间维稳羁押事件的联署书(Joint letter urges international attention to illegal long-term detention of lawyer Tang Jitian)
Weiquanwang, June 12, 2022

It’s Hard to Believe That China Is Moving Forward When You’re Trapped in Your Apartment
奥密克戎打破“中国梦”

The New York Times, June 13, 2022

唐山打人事件:不是「惡性暴力」,而是「女性屠殺」(Case of women beaten in Tangshan: Not "vicious violence," but "femicide")
Theinitium, June 13, 2022

Friday, June 10, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Chinese Pilots Sent a Message. American Allies Said They Went Too Far.
中国军机与澳加军机摩擦,加剧亚太紧张局势

The New York Times, June 10, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

数十名新疆事务学者致信联合国人权高专,促其“不受政治干预”尽快发布新疆报告(In letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, dozens of scholars of Xinjiang affairs urge her to release Xinjiang report "without political interference" as soon as possible)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

人权理事会召开前 UN专家吁中国解决侵犯人权行为(UN experts call on China to address human rights abuses ahead of Human Rights Council session)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2022

A Chinese Entrepreneur Who Says What Others Only Think
商界集体沉默中,一位公开批评清零的中国企业家

The New York Times, June 10, 2022

警拘4年輕男女 消息指涉於多區塗鴉六四字樣 列刑事毀壞案(Police arrest 4 young men, women for criminal damage, reportedly in connection with "June Fourth" graffiti in multiple districts)
inmediahk.net, June 10, 2022

Opposition veteran Yeung Sum expresses no regret over loss of Hong Kong government honours alongside two peers
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2022

Related:
港府撤銷戴耀廷楊森單仲偕勳銜(Hong Kong government revokes honorary title of Benny Tai, Yeung Sum, Sin Chung-kai)
inmediahk.net, June 10, 2022

Hong Kong investigative news platform Factwire disbands – 4th outlet to shutter in under a year
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2022

Related:
香港新闻自由继续恶化 传真社宣布停止营运(Press freedom in HK continues to deteriorate; Factwire announces cessation of operations)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

欧洲议会称新疆面臨“种族灭绝” 吁禁止强迫劳动商品(European Parliament says Xinjiang faces “genocide,” calls for ban on forced labor goods)
Deutsche Welle, June 10, 2022

路透社:国际劳工组织考虑成立使团调查中国在新疆的劳工政策(Reuters: ILO considers setting up mission to investigate China's labor policies in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

Related:
UN's ILO recommends China mission on Xinjiang labour practices - sources
Reuters, June 9, 2022

对抗中国日益增长的影响力 拜登在美洲国家首脑峰会上提出经济等倡议(To counter China's growing influence, Biden lays out economic and other initiatives at Americas summit)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Xi Jinping says ‘persistence is victory’ as Covid restrictions return to Shanghai and Beijing
The Guardian, June 10, 2022

Related:
上海扩大全员核酸检测之际 习近平再强调“毫不动摇坚持‘动态清零’总方针”(Xi Jinping re-emphasizes "unswervingly adhere to the general policy of 'dynamic clearing'" as Shanghai expands PCR testing for all residents)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

France joins effort to support Taiwan and democracy, defying China
The Christian Science Monitor, June 10, 2022

Mysteries Linger About Covid’s Origins, W.H.O. Report Says
世卫最新报告称新冠起源仍存疑,需要更多中国数据

The New York Times, June 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

每周时事分析:中国正被朝鲜拉入安全陷阱(Weekly current affairs analysis: China is being pulled into a security trap by North Korea)
Financial Times, June 9, 2022

俄乌战争对中国的冲击波(Russian-Ukrainian war rocks China)
Financial Times, June 9, 2022