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, September 07, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China ready to enhance exchanges with International Court of Justice
Xinhua, September 6, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/06/c_135667323.htm

专利维权诉讼费用可获政府资助 (Litigation costs for copyright defense can be subsidized by government)
People’s Daily, September 7, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0907/c1001-28696114.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s G-20: The most censored day of the year
Foreign Policy, September 6, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/06/chinas-g20-the-most-censored-time-of-the-year-hangzhou-weibo-empty-streets/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Independent candidate vows to fight local election in China's Jiangxi
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/election-09062016122823.html

Protests continue in China's rebel village ahead of leader's trial
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protests-09062016133847.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Canada was “frank” about human rights despite China trade deals, says PM Justin Trudeau at HK luncheon
Hong Kong Free Press, September 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/06/canada-will-be-frank-about-human-rights-despite-china-trade-deals-says-pm-justin-trudeau-at-hk-luncheon/

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Syria-based Uighur militants linked to Chinese embassy bombing
The Financial Times, September 7, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/81adb1e4-74ab-11e6-bf48-b372cdb1043a

Hong Kong (香港)

Is China nervous about Hong Kong's recent election?
Al Jazeera, September 7, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2016/09/china-nervous-hong-kong-election-160906180743929.html

Related:
China warns new Hong Kong politicians not to back independence
Agence France-Presse, September 6, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/06/china-hong-kong-beijing-threatening-freedoms-independence

Two localists barred from running in election to challenge disqualifications
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/07/two-localists-barred-running-election-challenge-disqualifications/

Related:
分析發現本土港獨派當選者得到中產階層廣泛支持 (Analyses show that winning localist and separatist candidates have broad support from the middle class)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/政治/20160907-分析發現本土港獨派當選者得到中產階層廣泛支持

Struggle over HK’s identity to continue after election
China Digital Times, September 6, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/hk-election-shows-fight-independence-far/

Hongkongers eat luncheon meat to celebrate ousting of pro-Beijing lawmaker Wong Kwok-hing
Hong Kong Free Press, September 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/07/hongkongers-eat-luncheon-meat-to-celebrate-ousting-of-pro-beijing-lawmaker-wong-kwok-hing/

羅冠聰:選舉結果反映港人求變心態以及公民社會的反撲 (Nathan Law Kwun-chung: The election results reflect Hongkongers’ quest for change and the civil society’s fightback)
InMedia HK, September 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044475

朱凱廸:我相信選民的訊息是,大家很想香港重新找到希望,很想香港的民主運動找到組織的動力 (Eddie Chu Hoi-dick: I believe voters’ message is that they really want to find new hope in Hong Kong, and really want to find organizational power in Hong Kong’s democratization movement)
InMedia HK, September 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/20160907a

Hong Kong students threaten protest if schools keep up “suppression” of their pro-independence advocacy
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2016883/hong-kong-students-threaten-protest-if-schools

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Interview: Connie Chan, Hong Kong Human Rights Documentary Film Festival curator
Time Out, September 6, 2016
https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/film/interview-connie-chan-hong-kong-human-rights-documentary-film-festival-curator

Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist detained en route to rebel village as G20 summit ends
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-wukan-09052016124541.html

律师为苏昌兰申请取保遭拒 (Lawyer’s application for Su Changlan’s bail rejected)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-09052016113418.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Tight control on Xi’s “loose clothing” slip at G20
China Digital Times, September 5, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/minitrue-tight-control-xis-loose-clothing-slip-g20/

No to election coverage on Weibo
China Media Project, September 5, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/09/05/39906/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Striking sanitation workers make demands heard in summer heat
China Labor Bulletin, September 5, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/striking-sanitation-workers-make-demands-heard-summer-heat

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China blames United States, journalists for Obama airport fiasco
Reuters, September 5, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-china-usa-obama-row-idUSKCN11B138

China says has netted one-third of top overseas graft suspects
Reuters, September 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN11C0BT

Hong Kong (香港)

Vote in Hong Kong deepens a thorn in China’s side
The New York Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/world/asia/hong-kong-election-china-basic-law.html

Related:
Rise of localists in Hong Kong polls set to bring headaches for Beijing, analysts say
本土派得票近兩成 勢必令中央更加煩惱
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015349/rise-localists-hong-kong-polls-set-bring-headaches-beijing
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/156fd54814140fe/ben-tu-pai-de-piao-jin-liang-cheng-shi-bi-ling-zhong-yang-geng-jia-fan-nao

LegCo Election 2016: Photocopied IDs, sample ballots, free rides, and 186 complaints
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/04/legco-election-2016-photocopied-ids-sample-ballots-free-rides-and-186-complaints/

Profiles in victory and defeat: a look at a few notable Legco winners and losers
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014997/profiles-victory-and-defeat-look-few-notable-legco-winners

Hong Kong election: who are the young activists elected to the council?
The Guardian, September 5, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/05/hong-kong-election-who-are-the-young-activists-elected-to-the-council

九西非建制候選人最高票數 劉小麗:不會令港人失望 (Lau Siu-lai the non pro-establishment candidate with most votes in Kowloon West: I won’t disappoint Hong Kong people)
InMedia HK, September 5, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044445

Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, environmentalist and animal rights activist, is the surprise winner in Hong Kong’s election
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773932/eddie-chu-hoi-dick-environmentalist-and-animal-rights-activist-is-the-surprise-winner-in-hong-kongs-election/

Govt says no to any form of independence after HK vote
Global Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1004875.shtml

G20 handshake: did Xi Jinping just give John Tsang the nod to run for Hong Kong’s top job?
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015359/exchange-chinas-president-fuels-speculation-about-possible

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong election: a victory for the Umbrella Movement
Sebastian Veg, September 5, 2016
https://vegsebastian.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/hong-kong-election-a-victory-for-the-umbrella-movement/

Related:
Poll marks start of a new era in Hong Kong’s political life
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2015493/poll-marks-start-new-era-hong-kongs-political-life

Q&A with Hong Kong's youngest legislator Nathan Law
Al Jazeera, September 6, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/201609/qa-hong-kong-youngest-legislator-160905181029829.html

What Hong Kong election?
Hong Kong Free Press, September 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/06/hong-kong-election/

【立會選後】如何向北京交代這選舉結果?(文:呂秉權) ([After LegCo elections] How to report to Beijing about the results?)
Ming Pao, September 6, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160906/s00022/1473128672731

【港獨論爭】從歷史看香港國族主義之興起(文:徐承恩) ([Hong Kong independence debate] Looking at the rise of Hong Kong nationalism from historical contexts)
Ming Pao, September 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160906/s00022/1473129122573

Related:
FT社评:香港分离运动根源在北京 (FT Commentary: Hong Kong separatism movement originates from Beijing)
Financial Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069258

Monday, September 05, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China passes pilot program for plea bargains
Reuters, September 3, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-courts-plea-bargains-idUSKCN11904W

China “disappears” dozens of dissidents as G20 summit opens in Hangzhou
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-g20-09042016180655.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

What election? Information about Hong Kong’s historic vote is blocked or censored in China
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773802/what-election-information-about-hong-kongs-historic-vote-is-blocked-or-censored-in-china/

Innovation, so the Party can shine
China Media Project, September 2, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/09/02/39893/

Chinese newspaper claims western media “hyped up” Obama G20 snub
The Guardian, September 5, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/05/g20-chinese-newspaper-claims-western-media-hyped-up-obama-snub

Deutsche Welle: China refuses accreditations for G20 Summit
Deustche Welle, September 3, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/deutsche-welle-china-refuses-accreditations-for-g20-summit/a-19524892

Silence of the fans: China’s G20 censorship blocks social media praise of first lady Peng Liyuan’s stunning banquet dress
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2014887/silence-fans-chinas-g20-censorship-blocks-social-media

Rocket silence: No news after China’s satellite launch irks some
The Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/09/02/rocket-silence-no-news-after-chinas-satellite-launch-irks-some/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Paris climate deal: U.S. and China formally join pact
G20峰會:中美聯合批准巴黎氣候變化協定
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 3, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37265541

http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/09/160903_us_china_climate_agreement

China's hosting of G20 proves controversial ahead of opening
Deutsche Welle, September 3, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/chinas-hosting-of-g20-proves-controversial-ahead-of-opening/a-19525013

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Hong Kong government “attacked by Chinese hackers”
Agence France-Presse, September 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/02/hong-kong-authorities-attacked-chinese-hackers/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Election 2016: Triumph for pro-democracy newcomers as opposition camp maintains veto power
Hong Kong Free Press, September 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/05/legislative-legco-hong-kong-election-2016-triumph-for-pro-democracy-newcomers-as-opposition-camp-maintains-veto-power/

Related:
In Hong Kong, young protest leaders win seats in local elections
The New York Times, September 4, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/world/asia/hong-kong-election.html

Hong Kong election: Who are the new faces in politics?
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37274159

He’s the king of votes, but Eddie Chu warns of “storm of political violence” after landslide Legco election win
朱凱迪成新界西票王 籲港人反對政治暴力
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014841/eddie-chu-hoi-dick-predicts-storm-political-violence
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/156f8b350a3fca8/zhu-kai-di-cheng-xin-jie-xi-piao-wang-yu-gang-ren-fan-dui-zheng-zhi-bao-li

Hong Kong election: Youth protest leaders win LegCo seats
視頻:羅冠聰——香港史上最年輕立法會議員
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37273238
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/multimedia/2016/09/160905_video_nathan_law

A record number of voters turned out for Hong Kong’s most important election since the Occupy protests
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773772/a-record-number-of-voters-turned-out-for-hong-kongs-most-important-election-since-the-occupy-protests/

Vote this way: Chinese state-owned firms reportedly hand out instructions to staff on how to vote in Hong Kong elections
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014207/vote-way-chinese-state-owned-firms-reportedly-hand-out

The plea from a 15-year-old Hongkonger that went viral: “I really want to vote but…”
Hong Kong Free Press, September 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/03/the-plea-from-a-15-year-old-hongkonger-that-went-viral-i-really-want-to-vote-but/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why political apathy is a bigger threat to Hong Kong’s future than independence calls
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2012139/why-political-apathy-bigger-threat-hong-kongs-future

Hong Kong: Rooftopping for freedom and disobedience
Al Jazeera, September 4, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/08/hong-kong-rooftopping-freedom-disobedience-160828134036855.html

The West and the new, tech-savvy China
The Diplomat, September 1, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/the-west-and-the-new-tech-savvy-china/

Friday, September 02, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Christian rights lawyer disappears after retracting “forced” statement
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disappears-09012016110508.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology