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, October 05, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

Xi Jinping’s quest for total control of China is just getting started
The Washington Post, October 5, 2022

How academies for cadres shape China’s ruling class
The Economist, October 4, 2022

北方民族大学收回在校生护照及港澳台通行证(Northern Nationalities University confiscate students' passports and travel permits to and from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan)
Radio Free Aisa, October 5, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

SURVEYS SHOW XI’S HARDLINE FOREIGN POLICY INCREASINGLY UNPOPULAR AMONG WESTERN AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
China Digital Times, October 4, 2022

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

Shandong police hold two on public order charges over homeowners' committee election
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2022

Chinese activists hail Richard Liu rape case settlement as victory for #MeToo
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2022

四川民主维权人士黄晓敏日前被以“寻衅滋事罪”判刑4年 (Sichuan democratic rights activist Huang Xiaomin has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, October 5, 2022

获刑7年的湖北人权活动者彭宇华目前羁押在湖南赤山监狱六监区 (Peng Yuhua, Hubei human rights activist and co-defendant with Li Mingzhe, is serving a 7-year sentence in Hunan Chishan Prison)
Weiquanwang, October 5, 2022

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Civic Party could disband if no one takes up executive committee roles
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2022

Hong Kong Rick and Morty fans spot protest codes in new episode
Agence France-Presse, October 5, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

In China, Xinjiang halts travel out of region as officials admit to failures in controlling outbreak
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2022

Related:
二十大前维稳: 新疆当局称防疫情外溢严禁出疆(Stability maintenance before 20th CPC National Congress: Xinjiang authorities forbid anyone to leave region, citing need to prevent epidemic spread)
Radio Free Aisa, October 5, 2022

“Guarding the Green Horse” – How China’s Health Code System Provided Solutions and Generated Problems
What's on Weibo, October 4, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s Marginalized Millions
Foreign Affairs, October 5, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

从Jingyao案看米兔:跨国女权社群的实践、反思和发展(Observing #MeToo from the Jingyao case: Practice, reflection, and development of transnational feminist communities)
Matters, October 4, 2022

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

China demands foreign diplomats provide floor plans of Hong Kong missions
Financial Times, October 4, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Taiwan launches English-language TV channel to boost international outreach, counter Beijing’s narrative
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2022

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

How China's civil society collapsed under Xi
Agence France-Presse, October 4, 2022

中国收紧舆论管控 律师呼吁推友“承包”发放政治犯信息 (China tightens public opinion control, lawyers call on Twitter friends to sign up to distribute political prisoner information)
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2022

维稳再创纪录,无锡当局建“监狱”包围信访维权人孙静芳的家 (Another record for stability maintenance: Wuxi authorities builds "prison" to surround petition activist Sun Jingfang’s home)
Weiquanwang, October 3, 2022

3 men plead guilty to attacking Hong Kong lawyer during demonstration against national security law in 2020
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2022

男子街頭二胡奏《願榮光歸香港》被票控 審訊後脫罪 (Man who played 'Glory to Hong Kong' on erhu in public without permit is acquitted)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 3, 2022

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker in exile vows to keep speaking out for city
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

How to Read China’s Unwritten Rules and Regulations
The Diplomat, October 3, 2022

HKU’s national security course explains the law but fails to answer where the red line is drawn, students say
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中國清零噴消毒劑 新疆至少13維吾爾人中毒身亡(At least 13 Uyghurs in Xinjiang have died of poisoning from “zero-COVID” disinfectant spray)
Central News Agency, October 4, 2022

Related:
COVID disinfectant poisoning kills at least 13 Uyghurs in village in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2022

High-profile China #MeToo case settled in US out of court
The Guardian, October 3, 2022

Jingyao訴劉強東「庭前協議」結案,「誤會」還是「分歧」的抗爭仍在繼續(As Jingyao v. Liu Qiangdong's case settles out of court, the fight over "misunderstanding" continues)
Initium Media, October 3, 2022

BBC纪录片:三年疫情后中国的清零之困 (BBC Documentary: China's “zero-COVID” dilemma after 3 years of epidemic)
BBC News, October 4, 2022

Hong Kong universities attract record number of mainland Chinese students amid rising geopolitical tensions and Covid-19
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Surveillance State: Social Control in China
The Diplomat, October 3, 2022

UN Rights Body Should Debate Xinjiang Report
Human Rights Watch, October 3, 2022

Hong Kong’s new gov’t has Beijing’s trust, but can more relaxed Covid policies win over residents?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2022

Monday, October 03, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

Xi Jinping’s Quest for Order
Foreign Affairs, October 3, 2022

How China and its allies pool resources to target overseas dissidents
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2022

Chinese lawmakers call for schools to spend less time teaching English to children
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

德国议会访台代表团:中国的威胁“不可接受”(German parliamentary delegation to Taiwan: China's threats are “unacceptable”)
Deutsche Welle, October 3, 2022

反击北京的“谎言”台湾首个公共电视英文频道开播(Taiwan launches first public TV English channel to counter China's "lies")
Voice of America, October 3, 2022

Related:
Taiwan launches English language TV channel to give it more international punch
Reuters, October 3, 2022

Google Translate app no longer available in China, marking US tech giant’s latest retreat from world’s biggest internet market
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

二十大前防疫收緊,基層衛生官員自述:現在不是想控制疫情,是想控制人 (On tightened COVID policy ahead of 20th CPC National Congress, health official: Now we are not controlling the pandemic, but the people)
Initium Media, October 3, 2022

In China, Living Not ‘With Covid,’ but With ‘Zero Covid’
The New York Times, October 1, 2022

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

刘强东涉嫌性侵民诉案庭外和解 #MeToo的一个胜利?(Liu Qiangdong's alleged sexual assault case is settled out of court, a victory for #MeToo?)
Deutsche Welle, October 3, 2022

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bid to hire UK lawyer for national security case opposed by justice minister
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2022

Protests against Beijing’s policies on Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang staged worldwide on China’s National Day
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2022

Protesters warn of Chinese authoritarian expansion ahead of PRC National Day
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

《习近平这十年》之一:悄然自杀的中国农村老人("Xi Jinping's Ten Years," Part 1: Chinese rural elderly who quietly committed suicide)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2022

Think Putin is a global threat? Then we need to talk about Xi Jinping
The Guardian, October 2, 2022

The Vatican’s Disgraceful China Deal Ought to End
The Nation, September 30, 2022

Friday, September 30, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

人权组织: 中国“警侨服务站”在海外跨境执法(Safeguard Defenders: China's "overseas police service centers" conduct cross-border law enforcement operations)
Deutsche Welle, September 30, 2022

Related:
110 OVERSEAS: Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild
Safeguard Defenders, September 12, 2022

中国扩大外交「亮剑」范围 涉台港人权议题坚决斗争(China expands scope of diplomatic "sword flashing" to mount resolute struggle against human rights issues related to Taiwan, Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, September 30, 2022

NEW REPORTS DETAIL CHINESE INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN FOREIGN MEDIA
China Digital Times, September 29, 2022

Related:
Taking down coordinated inauthentic behavior from Russia and China
Meta, September, 2022

Chinese poet's account deleted after satirical poem ahead of party congress
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2022

譚耀宗稱教育工作者有責任讓青少年認識及了解國旗國徽 (Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong member of NPCSC: Educators must educate young people to know and understand the national flag and national emblem)
Radio Television Hong Kong News, September 30, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

美国会议员要求调查美外交官及家属在华遭强制隔离检疫(U.S. lawmakers demand investigation into mandatory quarantine of U.S. diplomats and their families in China)
Deutsche Welle, September 30, 2022

Countering China, the U.S. Signs a Broad Deal to Aid Pacific Nations
The New York Times, September 30, 2022

Related:
担忧中国影响力 美推出太平洋战略(U.S. launches Pacific strategy to curb Chinese influence)
Deutsche Welle, September 30, 2022

US House of Representatives introduces its own Taiwan bill
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2022

US Senate weighing limits on US investments in Chinese hi-tech businesses
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2022