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.

Friday, October 09, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighurs tell Australian inquiry of 'intimidation and harassment' from Chinese government
The Guardian, October 8, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

北京再向国际组织施压 强行为台湾官方组织改名 (Beijing pressures int’l group to rename official Taiwan organization)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

藏人行政中央负责人:不放弃谋求真正自治 (Head of Central Tibetan Administration: Don't give up seeking true autonomy)
Deutsche Welle, October 8, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. Explores Curbs on Ant Group, Tencent Payment Systems
Bloomberg, October 7, 2020

WeChat, Wild Rumors and All, Is Their Lifeline. Washington May End That.
问题丛生却难以替代:微信禁令如何影响美国华人社区

The New York Times, October 9, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: telecoms worker earns city’s first criminal conviction for doxxing during anti-government unrest
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2020

Hongkongers living in China could be allowed to vote in HK elections as democrats voice concern over ‘vote-rigging’
Hong Kong Free Press, October 9, 2020

Commentary (评论)

中国的“推特外交”是怎么炼成的?(How does China hone its "Twitter diplomacy"?)
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2020

Corporations Must Do Their Part to Preserve Democracy
在中国扩张的跨国企业必须保护民主

The New York Times, October 9, 2020

Thursday, October 08, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

China Brazenly Issues Taiwan Guidelines for Indian Media
The Diplomat, October 8, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Groups, Activists Campaign Against China's Bid For UN Rights Council Seat
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2020

Related:
UN: Deny Rights Council Seats to Major Violators
Human Rights Watch, October 8, 2020

China’s Disqualifying Human Rights Record: UPR Mid-Term Assessment Finds China Unfit for Human Rights Council Membership
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 7, 2020

三十九国谴责中国人权纪录 中国战狼围追堵截施压 (39 countries condemn China's human rights record, China's wolf warrior pack counter attacks)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2020

Related:
Statement by Ambassador Christoph Heusgen on behalf of 39 Countries in the Third Committee General Debate, October 6, 2020
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations, October 6, 2020

As China Seeks Reelection to UN Human Rights Council, States and Civil Society Condemn Its Human Rights Abuses
Human Rights in China, October 8, 2020

不满新冠肺炎和战狼外交 十四国民调显示多数人对中国持负面观感 (Pew survey shows majority of people in 14 countries with unfavorable view of China due to dissatisfaction of its handling of new coronavirus and wolf warrior diplomacy)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2020

Related:
Unfavorable Views of China Reach Historic Highs in Many Countries
Pew Research Center, October 6, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Genshin Impact players say Chinese game censors 'Taiwan' and 'Hong Kong' chat
The Guardian, October 8, 2020

英国发现华为与北京关系密切证据 清除华为设备计划提前 (UK finds evidence of close ties between Huawei and Beijing, to clear Huawei equipment ahead of schedule)
Voice of America, October 8, 2020

Related:
The Security of 5G: “We must not surrender our national security for the sake of short-term technological development”
Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom, October 8, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong judiciary dismisses complaints against magistrate over 6 protest rulings
Hong Kong Free Press, October 8, 2020

Interview: 'I Was Arrested at a National Day Protest in Hong Kong'
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2020

【設局送中?】《蘋果》 引政府消息:港警登飛行服務隊飛機 監視 12 港人快艇 (Sources told Apple Daily: Hong Kong police was onboard HKG Flying Service aircraft to observe the arrest of 12 Hong Kongers at sea)
The Stand News, October 8, 2020

01消息:林鄭倡明年立會選舉 港人可在內地投票 不限於大灣區 (Sources: Carrie Lam to allow Hong Kongers to cast votes in mainland China for the Legislative Council election next year)
HK01, October 8, 2020

10.1荃灣暴動案 案件押後至12月再訊 中槍學生曾志健擬認罪 (Student shot by police in 2019 to plead guilty to rioting)
inmediahk.net, Octoer 8, 2020

近 200 宣道校友家長聯署 指被釘牌教師深受愛戴 斥教局政治凌駕學生利益 (Nearly 200 parents sign joint letter to support de-licensed teacher, criticize Education Bureau for putting politics above students' interests)
The Stand News, October 8, 2020

人民日報文章指本港殖民教育荼毒長期未清 (People's Daily article slams Hong Kong education for inability to rid colonial influence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 8, 2020

Related:
零容忍“播独”教师,学校不是揽炒温床 (Zero tolerance for teachers spreading independence ideology; schools are not incubators for Lam Chau)
People's Daily, October 8, 2020

Commentary (评论)

解放军网路水军如何出征美国大选? (How do the People's Liberation Army and online “water army” wage war against the U.S. election?)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2020

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)

Police in Inner Mongolia Arrest Prominent Rights Lawyer on Spying Charges
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

China Opens Hundreds of ‘Security Centers’ in Tibetan Capital Lhasa
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Nearly 40 nations demand China respect Uighur human rights
Radio France Internationale, October 7, 2020

Related:
Statement by Ambassador Christoph Heusgen on behalf of 39 Countries in the Third Committee General Debate
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of German to the United Nations, October 6, 2020

華春瑩:涉港、涉疆問題不是人權問題 不應被政治化 (Hua Chunying: Issues related to Hong Kong and Xinjiang are not human rights issues, should not be politicized)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 7, 2020

外交部发言人华春莹就友好国家在联合国大会 第三委员会做支持中方的共同发言答记者问
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Remarks on Friendly Countries' Joint Statements in Support of China at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Poeple's Republic of China, October 7, 2020

Distrust of China Jumps to New Highs in Democratic Nations
The New York Times, October 6, 2020

三十七所高校秋季开设“习思想概论课” (37 institutions of higher education to offer “Introduction to Xi's Thought” this fall)
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

【警察通例】申訴專員裁定投訴成立5個月 警方仍拒提供《警察通例》「消失」的章節標題 (Chapter 7 is still missing from the Police General Orders 5 months after Office of the Ombudsman accepted complaint)
CitizenNews, October 7, 2020

Commentary (评论)

A Boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics Would Work
The Diplomat, October 7, 2020

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘I Wish I Could Wipe my Heart And Mind Clean’: Uyghur Former Camp Instructor
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

Tsai defiant as Taiwan's anti-China jet flights double
Channel News Asia, October 6, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

司法部:规范“有权人”“有钱人”减刑、假释和暂予监外执行 (China Ministry of Justice to further regulate sentence reduction, parole, and temporary probation for the powerful and wealthy)
The Paper, October 6, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law will stand trial at High Court, with no cap on sentencing
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2020

Hong Kong teachers warned pro-independence lessons could lead to prosecution under national security law
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2020

Related:
教協擬眾籌司法覆核挑戰釘牌 特赦組織:無理處罰令教師噤聲 (Teacher Union to provide legal assistance to de-licensed teacher; Amnesty: Unreasonable censoring of educational activities)
Apple Daily, October 6, 2020

Hong Kong: Education must not be censored after teacher stripped of licence for ‘promoting independence’
Amnesty International, October 6, 2020

The Hong Kong people left out of the UK’s safe haven offer
Aljazeera, October 6, 2020

12 港人送中當日 飛行服務隊派機「監視」? 重組近 7 小時航程紀錄 (Did Hong Kong gov’t’s Flying Service oversee the arrest of 12 Hong Kongers at sea? About 7 hours of flight record reconstructed)
The Stand News, October 6, 2020

Related:
12港人送中︱飛行服務隊兩度出動疑追蹤12人快艇 「不知情」說法揭警謊 (Flight record showing Hong Kong gov’t Flying Service dispatched twice to surveil the arrest of 12 Hong Kongers at sea exposes police's false claim of no knowledge)
Apple Daily, October 5, 2020

特首重申「12港人」案港警沒任何角色 (Carrie Lam: Police did not participate the arrest of 12 Hong Kongers at sea)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 6, 2020