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, November 03, 2022

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

The Strange Death of the Uyghur Internet
Wired, November 2, 2022

Canada’s public broadcaster CBC shuts China bureau citing lack of visa
Agence France-Presse, November 3, 2022

Related:
“我们被逼无奈” 加广CBC宣布关闭运作40余年的北京分社(CBC announces closure of Beijing bureau after more than 40 years in operation)
Voice of America, November 3, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

WTA主席:仍希望中国当局对彭帅的指控进行调查(WTA Chairman: I still hope Chinese authorities will investigate Peng Shuai's allegations)
Voice of America, November 3, 2022

Canada orders three Chinese firms to exit lithium deals, citing national security
Reuters, November 3, 2022

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

全国各地千名访民联名状告司法腐败(Petition by 1,000 from many parts of China urges CPC, State Council to clean up judicial corruption)
Weiquanwang, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong justice dep’t appeals against court decision to let UK lawyer represent media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong’s national security police arrest man with suspected ties to pro-independence group over seditious messages posted online
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2022

Portuguese man charged under Hong Kong sedition law over online posts denied bail
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

立場新聞案續審 控方指網站留言激起群眾 官質疑不刪留言動機(In Stand News trial, prosecution charges comments on website “stirred up” public; judge questions motive for not deleting comments)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

初選案伍健偉改為認罪 吳敏兒擬爭議案情(In pro-democracy primary election case, Ng Kin-wai changes plea to guilty; Carol Ng plans to contest charges)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong exiles in UK unnerved by ‘weak’ response to beating of protester
The Guardian, November 3, 2022

Campaigners set up Hong Kong press freedom group to aid city's embattled journalists
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中国供销社惊人复活(Surprising resurrection of China's supply and marketing cooperatives)
Radio France Internationale, November 3, 2022

中国进入国企民企合营期 明年将持续扩大(China enters period of joint ventures between state-owned and private enterprises with plans to continue expanding next year)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2022

Toddler’s death raises new questions about human costs of China’s zero-Covid measures
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2022

Related:
中国兰州男童封锁期间失救死亡,新冠“次生灾难”再引公愤(Boy in Lanzhou dies as lockdown delayed treatment; Covid-19’s "secondary disaster" re-ignites public outrage)
BBC News, November 3, 2022

防疫负担太重 中国多地“常态”核酸检测不再免费(Many local authorities will no longer provide "normal" PCR tests for free, citing heavy costs of epidemic prevention)
Deutsche Welle, November 3, 2022

Hong Kong to strengthen intelligence collection to deal with underlying security threats, John Lee says
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Germany’s Scholz heads to China amid questions over strategy
The Guardian, November 3, 2022

"北京一男子致十四亿人受长期管控"引发热议(Weibo post—"One man in Beijing has put 1.4 billion people under long-term control"—sparks heated debate)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s 20th Party Congress: The Implications for CCP Norms
The Diplomat, November 3, 2022

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

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

Don’t bet against China and Hong Kong and don’t read too much foreign news, top Chinese regulator tells banking summit
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2022

China bans celebrities with ‘lapsed morals’ from endorsing products
The Guardian, November 2, 2022

蒙族人泰国被捕 称狱中遭国安威逼认罪遣返 现已出狱 (Just released from detention in Thailand, ethnic Mongolian from Inner Mongolia says Chinese state security attempted to force him to plead guilty and accept repatriation)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

纽约也有中国警察服务站 (New York also has a Chinese police service station)
Voice of America, November 2, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

跨境执法涉侵犯主权 荷兰令中国关闭驻外警察站 (Dutch authorities order immediate closure of Chinese police stations in Netherlands, citing violation of sovereignty in cross-border law enforcement without permission)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

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

福州硕士访民叶钟在北京四通桥遭截访后再遭非法拘禁14天 (Fuzhou petitioner Ye Zhong illegally detained for 14 days after being intercepted at Sitong Bridge in Beijing)
Weiquanwang, November 2, 2022

Overseas Chinese hold small anti-Xi Halloween march in New York City
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2022

17 Stand News articles accepted as evidence in sedition trial against Hong Kong outlet
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2022

Hong Kong protests: man, 20, admits taking part in illegal demonstration after sedition charge changed to unlawful assembly
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s revised law on women’s protection: What you need to know
The China Project, November 2, 2022

香港教育局推《教师专业操守指引》 课堂或社交平台不可随便提"六四事件"(Education Bureau introduces "Guidelines for Teachers' Professional Conduct": “Casual” mentions of "June Fourth Incident" are not allowed in classrooms or on social media)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

Related:
蔡若蓮稱教師專業操守指引不設適應期(Secretary for Education Christine Choi says there is no adaptation period for Guidelines for Teachers' Professional Conduct)
Ming Pao, October 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国拟广建食堂 便民?或另有图谋? (China plans to build state-owned canteens widely, for the convenience of the people? Or something else?)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2022

China Covid: Area around world's biggest iPhone plant locked down
BBC News, November 2, 2022

Related:
Chinese city accused of ‘performative lockdown lifting’
The Guardian, November 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How are the Chinese responding to Xi Jinping's third term?
Deutsche Welle, November 2, 2022

How China’s state security controls its narrative in the West | Live with Lizzi Lee
The China Project, October 31, 2022

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

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

China to kick off ‘World Internet Conference’ next week with Beijing set to promote its vision of internet governance
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2022

CENSORS CONTINUE CLAMPDOWN ON CRITICISM OF ZERO-COVID POLICY
China Digital Times, October 31, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

50 countries condemn China’s action against Uyghurs
Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, November 1, 2022

Related:
Joint statement on behalf of 50 countries in the UN General Assembly Third Committee on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, China
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, October 31, 2022

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

万圣节纽约华人集会 抗议习近平独裁 (Chinese New Yorkers rally on Halloween to protest Xi Jinping's dictatorship)
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2022

疫情期间居家诵《古兰经》 逾七千维吾尔穆斯林遭处罚 (Over 7,000 Uyghur Muslims punished for reciting the Koran at home during the epidemic)
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2022

涉嫌所谓煽颠案、被关押长达3年的广西人权律师覃永沛被严重超期羁押 (Human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei’s 3-year detention on suspicion of inciting subversion has seriously exceeded legal limit)
Weiquanwang, November 1, 2022

High-profile national security trial of Hong Kong democrats to begin after Lunar New Year, court reveals
Hong Kong Free Press, November 1, 2022

Stand News editors’ barrister accuses prosecution of ‘making a mockery of the law’ in Hong Kong’s first sedition case involving media
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2022

Trust Project freezes Hong Kong operations citing ‘increasingly difficult environment’ for news
Hong Kong Free Press, November 1, 2022

Hong Kong’s Societies Ordinance meant to tackle triads, defence says in case against protester relief fund
Hong Kong Free Press, November 1, 2022

海外香港传媒人成立新组织 关注香港新闻自由及提供专业培训(Overseas HK media professionals set up new group to focus on HK's press freedom, provide training)
Voice of America, November 1, 2022

職工盟三人認未按例向警交資料各罰8000元 鄧建華指違法「受良心所使」非無心之失(3 members of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions are fined HK$8,000 for failing to provide information to police; former vice-chairman Leo Tang says breaking the law is "guided by conscience," not negligence)
Ming Pao, November 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

4件法律草案公开征求意见 (4 draft laws open for public comments)
National People's Congress of P.R.C, October 31, 2022

Related:
立法法(修正草案)征求意见 (Legislative Law (Draft Amendment) for comments)
National People's Congress of P.R.C, October 31, 2022

行政复议法(修订草案)征求意见 (Administrative Reconsideration Law (Draft Amendment) for comments)
National People's Congress of P.R.C, October 31, 2022

无障碍环境建设法(草案)征求意见 (Barrier-Free Environment Construction Law (Draft) for comments)
National People's Congress of P.R.C, October 31, 2022

预备役人员法(草案)征求意见 (Reservists Law (Draft) for comments)
National People's Congress of P.R.C, October 31, 2022

未成年人施害、被害均上升 性侵犯罪突出 (Numbers of underaged perpetrators and victims rise; sexual assault stands out among crimes against minors)
Caixin, October 29, 2022

Justice secretary pledges to boost Hongkongers’ understanding and respect of ‘one country, two systems’
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong must take its time to get national security law right
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2022