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 22, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Jailed Chinese activist unwilling to end hunger strike, lawyer says
律师会见郭飞雄 表明无限期绝食
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guofeixiong-06212016162044.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china-guo-06212016074328.html

Related:
Sister Says Guo Feixiong Will Not Stop Hunger Strike
杨茂平: 郭飞雄会活着走出监狱吗?
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sister-says-guo-feixiong-will-not-stop-hunger-strike
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/yang-mao-ping-guo-fei-xiong-hui-huo-zhao-zou-chu-jian-yu-ma

A Chinese lawyer is challenging Beijing over Hong Kong’s missing booksellers
Quartz, June 22, 2016
http://qz.com/712266/a-chinese-lawyer-in-shenzhen-is-challening-beijing-over-hong-kongs-booksellers/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Do not report on Wukan mass incident
China Digital Times, June 21, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/minitrue-former-wukan-chief-admits-guilt/

China’s internet regulator tightens screw on online speech as its targets “detested” public comments on news websites
内地网信办: 新闻网站须大力整治“有害”跟帖评论
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1979188/chinas-internet-regulator-tightens-screw-online-speech
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15576db85110ee8/nei-di-wang-xin-ban-xin-wen-wang-zhan-xu-da-li-zheng-zhi-you-hai-gen-tie-ping-lun

Chinese blogger who compiled protest data missing, believed detained
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-blogger-who-compiled-protest-data-missing-believed-detained-06212016110257.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese city goes ahead with annual dog-meat eating festival despite protests
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1978503/chinese-city-goes-ahead-annual-dog-meat-eating-festival-despite

Chinese democracy: Is this how the “Wukan moment” finally ends?
The Diplomat, June 21, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/chinese-democracy-is-this-how-the-wukan-moment-finally-ends/

Related:
Neighbors of Chinese village protesting over land grabs are involved in similar disputes
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1978993/neighbours-chinese-village-protesting-over-land-grabs

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Wukan protest leader “admits” bribery as Hong Kong media outlets accused of “inciting” the demonstrations
乌坎村支书林祖恋视频“承认”受贿 汕尾政府批港媒煽动导演抗议
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1978440/wukan-protest-leader-admits-bribery-hong-kong-media
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1557610651b5415/wu-kan-cun-chang-lin-zu-lian-shi-bin-cheng-ren-shou-hui-shan-wei-dang-ju-pi-gang-mei-shan-dong-dao-yan-kang-yi

Former mayor in Chinese port city of Ningbo to be prosecuted
Reuters, June 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-ningbo-idUSKCN0Z70G6

Chinese children dizzied by “toxic tracks”
The Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/06/22/chinese-children-dizzied-by-toxic-tracks/

達賴:與中國保持關係有益西藏經濟 惟想保持自身傳統 (Dalai Lama: Maintaining relation with China helps developing Tibet’s economy, but its own traditions should be kept)
Ming Pao, June 22, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160622/s00004/1466574954558

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

World’s fastest computer solves big problems, doing a quadrillion calculations per second, but hates multi-tasking
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1979139/worlds-fastest-computer-solves-big-problems-doing

Are China's hackers shying away from U.S. targets?
Christian Science Monitor, June 21, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2016/0621/Are-China-s-hackers-shying-away-from-US-targets

Hong Kong (香港)

Video: Bookseller Lam Wing-kee’s media Q&A at LegCo—with English subtitles
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/21/video-bookseller-lam-wing-kees-media-qa-legco-english-subtitles/

New party seeks Hong Kong’s independence, via return to British rule
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1978994/new-party-seeks-hong-kongs-independence-return-british-rule

Interview: Politics and business are now “blurred” says pro-democracy singer Denise Ho
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/21/interview-politics-and-business-are-now-blurred-says-pro-democracy-singer-denise-ho/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China will never advance as a society if it remains obsessed with playing the victim
Quartz, June 21, 2016
http://qz.com/710642/china-will-never-advance-as-a-society-if-it-remains-obsessed-with-playing-the-victim/

The authorities, here and in Beijing, owe us straight answers on the missing booksellers
铜纙湾书店事件疑虑未释 港府及中央须进一步回应
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1978203/authorities-here-and-beijing-owe-us-straight-answers-missing
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/1557279592de2ab/tong-luo-wan-shu-dian-shi-jian-yi-lv-wei-shi-gang-fu-ji-zhong-yang-xu-jin-yi-bu-hui-ying

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s media regulator vows “severe punishment” for TV programs ridiculing state policies
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1977991/chinas-media-regulator-vows-severe-punishment-tv

China films' box office chances hindered by translation woes
China Christian Daily, June 20, 2016
http://chinachristiandaily.com/2016-06-20/society/china-films--box-office-chances-hindered-by-translation-woes_1510.html

China cracks down on foreign-inspired TV programs, sets strict broadcast limits
Shanghaiist, June 20, 2016
http://shanghaiist.com/2016/06/20/foreign-inspired_tv_show_crackdown.php

“Wukan,” once a byword for Chinese democracy, now censored
Foreign Policy, June 20, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/20/china-protest-land-sales-corruption-wukan-once-a-byword-for-chinese-democracy-now-censored/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rebel village mobilizes again over detention of protest leader
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detention-06202016121706.html

Related:
【烏坎維權】支聯會社民連遊行至中聯辦 要求釋放林祖戀 ([Wukan rights defense] Hong Kong Alliance and League of Social Democrats march to Liaison Office demanding release of Lin Zulian)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160621/s00001/1466493771391

【烏坎維權】汕尾政府點名《蘋果》《端》煽動、策劃、導演 ([Wukan rights defense] Shanwei government points at Apple Daily and Initium Media for inciting, planning, and directing)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2106
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160621/s00004/1466484199448

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese environmental protection agency loses landmark case proving dereliction of duty
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1978358/chinese-environmental-protection-agency-loses-landmark

No cheer for Chinese province as banquet booze ban slapped on officials
Reuters, June 20, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-alcohol-idUSKCN0Z705K

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Fang Binxing on Great Firewall “incompetence”
China Digital Times, June 20, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/fang-binxing-calls-great-firewall-product-incompetence/

China builds world's most powerful computer
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36575947

Chinese cyber-attacks on targets in US have plummeted, say experts
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1978361/chinese-cyber-attacks-targets-us-have-plummeted-say

Hong Kong (香港)

Chinese crackdown aimed at rooting out Xi opponents, says bookseller
The Guardian, June 20, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/20/chinese-crackdown-rooting-out-xi-opponents-hong-kong-bookseller-lam-wingkee

Chinese crackdown aimed at rooting out Xi opponents, says bookseller
林荣基之子到内地 称没有受监视或骚扰
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1978367/no-one-stalked-me-i-wasnt-disturbed-bookseller-lam-wing
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/155713dd6ee4615/lin-rong-ji-zhi-zi-jin-ru-nei-di-cheng-mei-you-shou-dao-sao-rao

Pro-Beijing protesters attack lawmaker who helped returned bookseller for “destroying” One Country, Two Systems
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/20/pro-beijing-protesters-attack-lawmaker-helped-returned-bookseller-destroying-one-country-two-system/

法律专家孔杰荣指林荣基案粉碎中国依法治国“童话” (Law expert Jerome Cohen says Lam Wing-kee case crushes “fairy tale" of China’s ruling the country according to law)
Radio France Internationale, June 21, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160621-法律专家孔杰荣指林荣基案粉碎中国依法治国“童话”

《環時》斥「香港國旗設計比賽」是一小撮人的自娛自樂 (Global Times slams “Hong Kong national flag design competition” as a small minority’s self-entertainment)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160621/s00001/1466477408850

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

All in it together: The bookseller’s ordeal in China could happen to any of us
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/20/be-warned-the-booksellers-ordeal-in-china-could-happen-to-any-of-us/

Monday, June 20, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Mother's fight to exonerate executed son highlights gaping holes in justice system
Caixin, June 17, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-06-17/100956066.html

Rights lawyers on trial: China's sharp crackdown shows no sign of letting up
The Christian Science Monitor, June 17, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2016/0617/Rights-lawyers-on-trial-China-s-sharp-crackdown-shows-no-sign-of-letting-up

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, February 5, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

2 Chinese activists sentenced to over 10 years on subversion charges
The New York Times, June 18, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/18/world/asia/china-lu-gengsong-chen-shuqing.html

Tibetan monk detained a second time, vanishes into police custody
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/vanishes-06172016151332.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Delete Global Times editorial on bookseller
China Digital Times, June 17, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/minitrue-delete-global-times-report-booksellers-retracted-confession/

Supervising supervision
China Media Project, June 17, 2016
https://medium.com/china-media-project/supervising-supervision-6812858d5828#.cse0g8wge

Find-a-journalist app highlights murky media practices in China
The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/06/17/find-a-journalist-app-highlights-murky-media-practices-in-china/

Chinese media: Attack to defend
Deutsche Welle, June 17, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/chinese-media-attack-to-defend/a-19337992

Western forces are conspiring to divide China, a top media official says
Quartz, June 20, 2016
http://qz.com/711190/western-forces-are-conspiring-to-divide-china-a-top-media-official-says/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Villagers in southern China defy warnings and press ahead with demonstration to demand chief’s release
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1977349/villagers-southern-china-defy-warnings-and-press-ahead

Related:
China: Wukan leader arrested ahead of planned protests
Al Jazeera, June 19, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/china-wukan-leader-arrested-160619034526131.html

Chinese animal activists are fighting against the centuries-old tradition of eating dogs
Quartz, June 17, 2016
http://qz.com/708170/chinese-animal-activists-are-fighting-against-the-centuries-old-tradition-of-eating-dogs/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Nephew of China's former domestic security tsar jailed for graft
The New York Times, June 17, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/06/17/world/asia/17reuters-china-corruption.html

CPC names officials punished for condoning misconduct
Xinhua, June 18, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-06/18/c_135445996.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China-U.S. relations in cyberspace: A half-year assessment
The Diplomat, June 16, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/china-us-relations-in-cyberspace-a-half-year-assessment/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong bookseller defies China by leading protest
Al Jazeera, June 19, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/hong-kong-bookseller-defies-china-leading-protest-160618145552341.html

Related:
Video: Hong Kong’s “bottom line”: Supporters rally around returned bookseller Lam Wing-kee
Hong Kong Free Press, June 19, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/19/video-hong-kongs-bottom-line-supporters-rally-around-returned-bookseller-lam/

Hong Kong bookseller finds associates challenging his account of detention
其他被拘书商及女友反驳林荣基说辞
The New York Times, June 20, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/20/world/asia/hong-kong-bookseller-lam-wing-kee-girlfriend-sing-tao-protest.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160620/hong-kong-bookseller-lam-wing-kee-girlfriend-sing-tao-protest/

专访:铜锣湾书店林荣基“早已被跟踪” (Interview: Causeway Bay Books Lam Wing-kee “has been followed early on”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 19, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/06/160619_hongkong_bookstore_row_lam

【林榮基現身說法】兩日兩刪文 環時再有報道消失 ([Lam Wing-kee explains] Two Global Times articles deleted during two days)
Ming Pao, June 18, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160618/s00001/1466226134825

【銅鑼灣書店事件】環時再發社評 斥林榮基為私利犧牲港穩定 稱反對派應有底線 ([Causeway Bay Books event] Global Times publishes commentary again, to denounce Lam Wing-kee’s sacrificing Hong Kong’s stability for own benefits, says opposition party should have bottom line)
Ming Pao, June 20, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160620/s00001/1466380118967

Bookseller Speaks Out for Freedom of Hong Kong People
Human Rights in China, June 17, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/bookseller-speaks-out-freedom-hong-kong-people

林榮基兒子:今日赴中 測試會否再遭無理拘留 (Lam Wing-kee’s son: Will go to China today to test if I’d be unjustly detained)
Apple Daily, June 20, 2016
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20160620/889940/

【音樂會如期舉行】何韻詩:這行動是告訴大家不需要害怕 ([Concert held on the same day] Denise Ho: This action is to tell everyone not to be afraid)
Ming Pao, June 19, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160619/s00007/1466326171982

Related:
Other brands dumped me after Lancome snub, says Hong Kong singer Denise Ho
何韵诗音乐会数千人到场 继Lancôme后其他品牌也取消合作关系
South China Morning Post, Date
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1977382/thousands-turn-out-denise-ho-concert-other-brands-dumped-me
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1556c3d2792caef/he-yun-shi-yin-le-hui-shu-qian-ren-dao-chang-ji-lanc-me-hou-qi-ta-pin-pai-ye-qu-xiao-he-zuo-guan-xi

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

“China is the biggest mad house in the world and CPC the worst lunatic”
China Change, June 18, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/06/18/china-is-the-biggest-mad-house-in-the-world-and-ccp-the-worst-lunatic/

“My father never spoke about the persecution he suffered”
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/persecution-06172016133549.html