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, October 28, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

US senators seek to declare Uighur 'genocide’ by China in bipartisan push
The Guardian, October 27, 2020

The Erasure of Mesut Özil
谴责新疆拘禁营后,被“抹去”的厄齐尔

The New York Times, October 28, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Retaliates With More Restrictions on US Media
The Diplomat, October 27, 2020

宗教婚丧礼仪被“中国化”,梵蒂冈被指为中共壮胆 (China sinicizing religious weddings and funerals; Vatican is accused of emboldening China)
Voice of America, October 28, 2020

国务卿蓬佩奥发表2020年“国际宗教自由日”声明 (U.S. Sec’y of State Pompeo releases 2020 "International Religious Freedom Day" statement)
Voice of America, October 28, 2020

Related:
Press statement of Michael R. Pompeo: International Religious Freedom Day
U.S. Department of State, October 27, 2020

数字人民币尚在试行已出现假币 (Digital RMB, still in trial use, already sees counterfeit)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2020

习近平密谋颠覆美国? 逾六百个统战组织干涉美大选 (Xi Jinping plotting to subvert the U.S.? More than 600 United Front organizations interfere in the U.S. election)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2020>

Related:
Exclusive: 600 U.S. Groups Linked to Chinese Communist Party Influence Effort with Ambition Beyond Election
Newsweek, October 26, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

防民之口甚于防川,中共为确保五中全会加紧媒体管控 (At risk of harm resulting from censorship, CPC tightens media control during Fifth Plenum)
Voice of America, October 28, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Lawyers for fugitive Hongkongers detained in China ordered to drop case
Hong Kong Free Press, October 28, 2020

Hong Kong police to launch national security hotline for public to help specialist officers enforce Beijing-imposed law
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2020

Hong Kong lawmakers back appointment of leading British judge to city’s top court
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2020

Hong Kong University Appointments Spark Fears of Chinese Communist Party Control
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2020

反修例|警至今拘10,144人 2,285人被檢控 691人涉暴動罪 (Hong Kong police have arrested 10,144 in connection with anti-extradition protests, charged 2,285, including 691 for rioting)
HK01, October 28, 2020

路過聽到男子說用汽油彈掟警車 警員以縱火罪拘捕 搜屋僅檢鐳射筆 改控藏攻擊性武器 (Man gets arrested for arson after open talk on street about throwing molotov cocktail at police vehicle; charge changed to possession of offensive weapon after police found only laser pointer at suspect's home)
The Stand News, October 28, 2020

美学者促美国为香港抗争者提供公开保护 (Scholars urge U.S. government to provide open protection for Hong Kong activists)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2020

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

China sanctions major US defence companies after arms sales to Taiwan
The Guardian, October 27, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China hits US media with new rules in tit-for-tat retaliation
Radio France Internationale, October 26, 2020

中共五中全会:五年规划的变与不变 关于中国式发展计划五个你需要知道的关键问题 (CPC Central Committee Fifth Plenum: What’s changed and unchanged in China’s five-year plan; 5 key topics about the Chinese-style development plan)
BBC, October 27, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Exclusive: EU taps Chinese technology linked to Muslim internment camps in Xinjiang
獨家:被指協助壓迫維吾爾人的海康威視 歐盟在用!
Deutsche Welle, October 26 & 27, 2020

China launches crackdown on mobile web browsers, decries 'chaos' of information
Reuters, October 27, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Exclusive | Four activists enter US consulate just hours after Hong Kong national security police arrest three others, including one who planned asylum bid
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2020

More Hongkongers seeking asylum overseas, with Australia, Canada their main destinations
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2020

林鄭:將修例賦權強制檢測 港康碼apps即將啟用 (Carrie Lam: Amended rules to authorize compulsory COVID-19 testing; health code apps is ready for launch)
inmediahk.hk, October 27, 2020

林鄭:社會意見對讓內地港人投票非常清晰 陳同佳仍願赴台只欠簽證 國際聲援的 12 港人是逃犯 (Carrie Lam: Public opinion clearly supports allowing Hong Kongers to cast votes in mainland China; Chan Tong-kai will surrender to Taiwan authority upon receiving visa; the 12 Hong Kongers detained in China are fugitives)
The Stand News, October 27, 2020

Related:
香港民研調查:68%受訪者反對讓選民在內地投票 (PORI poll: 68% of respondents oppose Hong Kongers casting votes in mainland China)
Ming Pao, October 27, 2020

Commentary (评论)

對習近平而言,防止「政變、兵變、民變」比誰當美國總統更重要 (For Xi Jinping, how to prevent coup, mutiny, and riots is more important than who's the next U.S. president)
Think Tank, October 27, 2020

Monday, October 26, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Covid-19: China tests entire city of Kashgar in Xinjiang
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 26, 2020

加拿大国会定义中共迫害新疆维吾尔族为“种族灭绝” 中国称不要干涉内政。 (Canadian parliament defines persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang as genocide; China: Don't interfere in internal affairs)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2020

Related:
STATEMENT BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNING THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF UYGHURS AND OTHER TURKIC MUSLIMS IN XINJIANG, CHINA
Parliament of Canada, October 21, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

Chinese Misbehavior Increases Support for Taiwan
The Diplomat, October 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人權律師常瑋平再遭監視居住 曾透露遭酷刑 聲明不自殺、不接受官派律師 (In video statement made under RSDL, human rights lawyer Chang Weiping says he was tortured and will not commit suicide or accepts officially-assigned lawyers)
The Stand News, October 24, 2020

Related:
Transcript of Video Statement by Detained Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping
Human Rights in China, October 16, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Communist Party plenum kicks off in Beijing
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 26, 2020

中共五中全会:中国年度政治大戏有哪些看点? (Highlights from the Fifth Plenum of the CPC Central Committee)
BBC, October 26, 2020

In Xi’s Homage to Korean War, a Jab at the U.S.
习近平高调纪念抗美援朝,向美国发出更强硬信号

The New York Times, October 26, 2020

US and EU start new forum to discuss China issues, including human rights and security
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2020

China 'to sanction' US firms over Taiwan arms sale
Radio France Internationale, October 26, 2020

China Aims to End Extreme Poverty, but Covid-19 Exposes Gaps
习近平誓言消除极端贫困,但疫情暴露了贫富差距

The New York Times, October 26, 2020

中共再谈“习思想” 被指为习近平2022年后继续掌权铺路 (CPC brings back “Xi Jinping Thought,” paving way for Xi to continue power after 2022)
Voice of America, October 25, 2020

宗教人士控诉中共打压信仰自由 扼杀西藏维吾尔文化 (Religious figures denounce China's suppression of religious freedom, strangling Tibetan and Uyghur culture)
Voice of America, October 26, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

再论《个人信息保护法》的六大关系 (On the 6 relationships mentioned in the Personal Information Protection Law)
Financial Times, October 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s future Liberal Studies teachers vow to stand by the subject despite pro-Beijing pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, October 26, 2020

As China Clamps Down, Activists Flee Hong Kong for Refuge in the West
国安法阴影下,香港活动人士寻求西方国家庇护

The New York Times, October 26, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s Human Rights Victims Shouldn’t Support Trump
Foreign Policy, October 23, 2020

中國如何透過聯合國,直接改變全世界對「人權」的定義? (How China changes the world's definition of “human rights” through United Nations?)
The News Lens, October 25, 2020

專訪:獲德國庇護李東昇 過來人身份助手足 (Interview with Alan Li Tung-sing, Hong Kong activist granted asylum in Germany: Helping brothers and sisters suffering what I have been through)
Deutsche Welle, October 26, 2020

Friday, October 23, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Some 20,000 Former Camp Detainees Working at Xinjiang Factory Tied to Forced Labor
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国任意拘捕威胁日增 海外美国公民纷纷回国避险 (In rising threat of arbitrary arrests by Chinese authorities, U.S. citizens are returning home to avoid risk)
Voice of America, October 23, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

人民日报新社长上任传言满天飞 反习征兆?(Are rumors of a new president of People's Daily a sign of opposition to XI?)
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Yang Hengjun: friend says writer told him he was a Chinese spy for 10 years
The Guardian, October 22, 2020

Xi invokes Chinese military might with US in mind
Radio France Internationale, October 23, 2020

联合国各国代表纷批中国 呼吁释放两名加拿大人 (Gov’t representatives at the UN criticize China, urge release of two Canadians held)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2020

Senior U.S. official accuses China of aiding North Korea cyber thefts
Reuters, October 22, 2020

中国修《国防法》 剑指美国?(China amends National Defense Law—a spear aimed at the U.S.?)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2020

Related:
中华人民共和国国防法(修订草案)(National Defense Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised Draft))
The National People’s Congress of the PRC, October 21, 2020