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.

Monday, September 12, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

大数据新政出炉倒计时,10股即将爆发 (Big gains expected in 10 stocks as government policy on big data is imminent)
Cnstock.com, September 7, 2016
http://stock.cnstock.com/stock/smk_qlgg/201609/3894739.htm?page=1

Related:
China to unveil 13th Five-Year Plan on big data industry in 2016
Xinhua Finance, September 7, 2016
http://en.xfafinance.com/html/13th_Five-year_Plan/Development_Policy/2016/258047.shtml

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

Uighurs, wary of China’s response to Kyrgyzstan attack, trying to stop militancy
Voice of America, September 9, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/uighurs-wary-of-china-response-to-kyrgyzstan-attack-try-to-stop-militancy/3500032.html

AP EXPLAINS: How Uighur militants are affecting China
The Associated Press, September 9, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/ap-explains-how-uighur-militants-are-affecting-china/2016/09/09/d8abfbce-76fc-11e6-9781-49e591781754_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Apparently, being pro-China in Hong Kong is no guarantee against political threats from Beijing
Global Voices, September 10, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/09/10/apparently-being-pro-china-in-hong-kong-is-no-guarantee-against-political-threats-from-beijing/

The three from Beijing who forced me to drop out of election were from a “secret department,” says Ken Chow
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/08/three-beijing-forced-drop-election-secret-department-says-ken-chow/

New politics, new journalism in Hong Kong
The Listening Post, September 10, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6im--nJmng

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What is Hu Shigen thought and the “topple-the-wall” movement anyway?
China Change, September 11, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/09/11/what-is-hu-shigen-thought-and-the-topple-the-wall-movement-anyway/

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

The kids are alright: Hong Kong’s latest elections are proof the Umbrella Movement did not fail
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/11/the-kids-are-alright-hong-kongs-latest-elections-are-proof-the-umbrella-movement-did-not-fail/

Sieren's China: Umbrella voters win small in Hong Kong
Deutsche Welle, September 11, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/sierens-china-umbrella-voters-win-small-in-hong-kong/a-19543153

The Missing Bookseller: Lam Wing-kee’s ordeal, in full and in his own words
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/11/missing-bookseller-lam-wing-kees-ordeal-full-words/

Friday, September 09, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

再次发出人身安全保护令 (Court in Lanzhou’s Qilihe district issues 2nd personal protection order since March 2016 when national law against domestic violence went into effect)
Lanzhou Daily, September 1, 2016
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2016/0901/748046.html

婆婆遭儿媳家暴申请保护令获批, 系滁州首张人身安全保护令 (Chuzhou City approves first personal protection order request by woman suffering violence from daughter-in-law)
Anhua East Morning Paper, September 1, 2016
http://365jia.cn/news/2016-09-01/8F6F4D2F41735C63.html

青浦区发出首份《家庭暴力告诫书》 (Shanghai’s Qingpu district issues first "Domestic Violence Written Warning")
Oriental Daily News, September 1, 2016
http://city.eastday.com/gk/20160901/u1a12043764.html

周强会见国际法院院长亚伯拉罕一行 (SPC Chief Justice Zhou Qiang meets with International Court of Justice President Abraham)
Legal Daily, September 6, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160906/Articel01006GN.htm

Chinese court refuses medical parole for women's rights activist held for two years
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/refuses-09082016154426.html

Group calls on China to release five “disappeared” citizen journalists
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalists-09082016132429.html

China arrested dozens of reporters and activists for G-20—but did any world leader object?
The Washington Post, September 8, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/08/china-arrested-dozens-of-reporters-and-activists-for-g20-but-did-any-world-leader-object/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Who controls our news? Welcome to the era of Russian and Chinese information war
The Age, September 9, 2016
http://www.theage.com.au/world/who-controls-our-news-welcome-to-the-era-of-russian-and-chinese-information-war-20160907-grapkr

Government Accountability (政府问责)

警察为执法道歉是文明的示范 (Police apologies for collateral damage from enforcing law are a sign of a civilized society)
QQ News, September 6, 2016
http://view.qq.com/a/20160906/008752.htm

What can we expect from China at the G20?
ChinaFile, September 6, 2016
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-can-we-expect-china-g20

五大策略巩固发展反腐新常态 (Five anti-corruption tactics to solidify development of a “new normal”)
Procuratorate Daily, September 6, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160906/20160906_008/20160906_008_1.htm

从“五四宪法”到“杭州计划”, 杭州跻身世界性城市的法治推动力 (From the “1954 Constitution” to the “Hangzhou Plan”: Rule of law as the driving force behind Hangzhou's rise to a cosmopolitan city)
Legal Daily, September 6, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160906/Articel02004GN.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Microsoft to sell MSN China to XiChuang Technology
MarketWatch, September 6, 2016
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-to-sell-msn-china-to-xichuang-technology-2016-08-30

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

邵阳市开展“2016--雷霆行动”反恐实战演习 (Shaoyang City commences live counterterrorism drills in "Operation Thunderbolt 2016")
Sina News, September 1, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-09-01/doc-ifxvpxua7566293.shtml

探秘广州特警训练基地, 大批高精尖反恐武器曝光 (Exploring Guangzhou’s special operations training base: Pictures reveal large number of sophisticated counterterrorism weapons)
China News, September 1, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hd2011/2016/09-01/674465.shtml

法国总统奥朗德感谢中国在反恐问题上做出的努力 (French President Hollande thanks China for its counterterrorism efforts)
China News, September 6, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/09-06/7995250.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Police to provide protection for newly-elected lawmaker Eddie Chu after death threats
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/08/police-provide-protection-newly-elected-lawmaker-eddie-chu-death-threats/

Related:
【朱凱廸被威嚇】26候任議員發起聯署 近5000人響應 ([Eddie Chu receives death threats] 26 newly-elected lawmakers organize petition, 5000 signed)
Ming Pao, September 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160909/s00001/1473428611010

【朱凱廸被威嚇】環保界聯署促當局徹查 獲逾80團體響應([Eddie Chu receives death threats] Conservationists petition for authorities’ investigation, over 80 groups signed in support)
Ming Pao, September 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160909/s00001/1473420760811

台湾太阳花学运领袖以及多个团体连署声援朱凯迪 (Taiwan Sunflower Student Movement leaders and various groups issue petition and joint statement in support of Eddie Chu)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hcm-09092016100934.html

「雷動計劃」在2016年立法會選舉的實效分析 (Analysis of the impacts of “Thunder Go” strategy in 2016 LegCo election)
InMedia HK, September 9, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044529a

The city that scares China. A new front opens in China’s struggle against separatism
The Economist, September 10, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21706442-new-front-opens-chinas-struggle-against-separatism-city-scares-china?fsrc=rss

Thursday, September 08, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

New challenge for China's human rights lawyers: Defending themselves
National Public Radio, September 6, 2016
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/09/06/492857839/chinese-government-cracks-down-on-human-rights-lawyers

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

Access to Information (信息公开)

Shanghai censors WeChat “rumors” on new property curbs
Caixin, September 7, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-09-07/100986401.html

China censors critic’s discussion of family planning policies
The New York Times, September 8, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/world/asia/china-fuxian-yi-population-one-child-policy.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Senior official stresses unity of all social circles
Xinhua, September 6, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/06/c_135667346.htm

Chinese village chief at center of land grab protests to stand trial this week on corruption charges
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2017124/chinese-village-chief-centre-land-grab-protests-stand

Officials who continued to flout austerity rules punished
China Daily, September 8, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-09/08/content_26734978.htm

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

China’s terrorist problem goes global
The Diplomat, September 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/chinas-terrorist-problem-goes-global/

Related:
China vows to strike back over embassy attack in neighboring Kyrgyzstan
The Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-vows-to-strike-back-over-embassy-attack-in-neighboring-kyrgyzstan-1473255416

Hong Kong (香港)

Newly-elected lawmaker Eddie Chu reports “credible death threats” to police
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/08/newly-elected-lawmaker-eddie-chu-reports-credible-death-threats-police/

Related:
朱凱廸受死亡威脅 公民黨促警方提供保護 (Eddie Chu receives death threats—Civic Party urges police to provide protection)
InMedia HK, September 8, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044508

朱凱廸受死亡威脅 發言全文 (Eddie Chu receives death threats—full speech)
InMedia HK, September 8, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044506

Liberal Party’s Ken Chow reports alleged intimidation case to Hong Kong anti-graft body
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015986/liberal-partys-ken-chow-reports-alleged-intimidation-case

Tactical voting convenor Benny Tai says he “underestimated” the situation after misses in LegCo
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/07/tactical-voting-convenor-benny-tai-says-underestimated-situation-misses-legco/

香港中學生四處發傳單鼓動2047年香港獨立遭阻止 (Hong Kong secondary school students stopped from distributing pro-Hong Kong independence flyers)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr//港澳台/20160907-香港中學生四處發傳單鼓動2047年香港獨立遭阻止

梁振英自討沒趣新一屆立法會多個議員拒邀見面 (CY Leung invites ridicule—numerous new lawmakers decline meeting)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160908-梁振英自討沒趣新一屆立法會多個議員拒邀見面

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s latest crackdown is not its worst
The Diplomat, September 8, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/chinas-latest-crackdown-is-not-its-worst/

The Hong Kong election: What message does it send Beijing?
ChinaFile, September 7, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/hong-kong-election-what-message-does-it-send-beijing

從香港立法會選舉再看「今日香港明日台灣」 (Looking at “today Hong Kong tomorrow Taiwan” from Hong Kong’s LegCo election)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 7, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/09/160906_ana_hongkong_taiwan_politics

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/