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, July 02, 2021

CCP Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)

In its 100 years, who has China Communist Party purged?
Al Jazeera, July 2, 2021

The Party’s Party Is All About Xi
Foreign Policy, July 1, 2021

Communist Party at 100: Will Chinese nationalism at home backfire abroad?
Christian Science Monitor, July 1, 2021

CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY: 100 YEARS OF ERASING, REWRITING HISTORY
Mind Matters, July 1, 2021

China’s Communist Party Turns 100. Cue the (State-Approved) Music.
红色歌剧、爱国说唱:艺术“献礼”中共百年

The New York Times, July 2, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Ahead of CCP Anniversary, Kazakh Activists Protesting China’s Xinjiang Policies Detained
The Diplomat, July 2, 2021

China accuses EU of making ‘unacceptable’ demands over Xinjiang visit
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021

China Accused in Death of Uyghur Researcher Returning From Japan
Voice of America, July 1, 2021

France investigates fashion retailers for ‘concealing crimes against humanity’ in Xinjiang
Reuters, July 2, 2021

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或涉新疆强迫劳动 法国调查四服饰品牌(France investigates whether four apparel brands are involved in forced labor in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law: Concerns and uncertainty abound
SupChina, July 2, 2021

US agency urges UN to move on investigation of alleged human rights abuses in China
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021

US accuses China of manipulating and exploiting United Nations and agencies
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021

Related:
What the United States Can – and Cannot – Expect at the United Nations
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, June 30, 2021

China, Other Asian Nations Cited as State Sponsors of Human Trafficking in US Government Report
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2021

Related:
2021 Trafficking in Persons Report
U.S. Department of State, July 1, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s tech giant Kuaishou ends compulsory Sunday overtime
Financial Times, July 2, 2021

网络安全公司称,中国黑客攻击阿富汗国家安全委员会网络(Cyber security company claims Chinese hackers attacked Afghan National Security Council network)
Voice of America, July 2, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Exclusive | Man who stabbed Hong Kong police officer left multiple suicide notes, said he was doing it for the city
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021

Related:
Those who ‘encourage violence and incite hatred’ share blame for policeman stabbing, says security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2021

男子刀刺警|有市民帶白花到崇光百貨外 警員駐守(Citizens leave white flowers outside Sogo after policeman gets stabbed, but are warned by the police)
Ming Pao, July 2, 2021

【7.1刺警案】一日被警截查三次 被發 599G 告票 Emilia:佢哋話又見我(Police stop and search pro-democracy feminist Emilia Wong and issue ticket for violating public gathering ban)
Stand News, July 2, 2021

Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil leader Chow Hang-tung denied bail over banned 2021 vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2021

Related:
鄒幸彤稱還押時遭脫褲掀衣物摸胸搜身(Chow Hang-tung claims she was sexually assaulted when being searched in detention)
Ming Pao, July 2, 2021

Hong Kong protest slogan implies a government under enemy control, history professor says at city’s first national security law trial
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021

涉和你Lunch掟磚 文員韓寶生認暴動囚30個月 官:警人身安全未受威脅(Clerk is sentenced to 30 months in jail for throwing bricks during 2019 "lunch with you" protest)
inmedia.hk, July 2, 2021

Hong Kong grants top honours to judicial and security figures, inc. Justice Sec. and 42 police officers
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2021

Hong Kong protests film distributor has funding cut after arts council chairman says documentary ‘beautifies riots’, but denies decision linked to national security law
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021

National security law: UN rights official calls on Beijing to allow fact-finding mission to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2021

Related:
Activists urge UN officials to visit Hong Kong and investigate ‘disappearance of freedoms’ under security law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Opinion: China's Communist Party's hubris could be its downfall
Deutsche Welle, July 1, 2021

The Chinese Communist Party Is 100. It’s Not Going Anywhere.
中共100岁了,它还会活得更久

The New York Times, July 2, 2021

Thursday, July 01, 2021

CCP Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)

‘Making China great again’: pomp and propaganda as CCP marks centenary
The Guardian, June 30, 2021

Related:
Xi marks Chinese Communist party’s centenary with warning to foreign rivals
Financial Times, July 1, 2021

China's Xi pledges 'reunification' with Taiwan on party's birthday
Reuters, July 1, 2021

China’s Communist Party at 100: Where are the women?
Al Jazeera, June 30, 2021

The Communist Party claims to have brought prosperity and equality to China. Here’s the real impact of its rule
The Conversation, July 1, 2021

China Isn’t That Strategic
The Atlantic, July 1, 2021

Pictures From a Revolution: China’s Communists Mark a Centennial
革命、动荡与控制:图片中的中共百年历史

The New York Times, July 1, 2021

17国民调显示对中国的观感普遍很差,对习近平信心则接近谷底(Survey of 17 advanced economies shows very unfavorable views of China; confidence in Xi Jinping is close to bottom))
Voice of America, July 1, 2021

Related:
Ratings for China's Xi stuck near lows, while U.S. rebounds-survey
Reuters, June 30, 2021

Large Majorities Say China Does Not Respect the Personal Freedoms of Its People
Pew Research Center, June 30, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China solar association says Xinjiang forced labour claims unfounded
Reuters, July 1, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police thwart Handover anniversary demos, 11 arrested for ‘handing out seditious publications’ under colonial-era law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

Related:
July 1 handover anniversary: Hong Kong can reach new heights with renewed commitment to national security and Beijing support, No 2 official John Lee says
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

Hong Kong Handover anniversary: Police seal off Victoria Park to prevent unauthorised democracy protest
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

【7.1銅鑼灣】多處截查記者 警:今日所有傳媒都要接受登記(Police stop and search journalists, say all media need registration today)
Stand News, July 1, 2021

七一|市民銅鑼灣被票控違限聚感委屈 「行街也不行?」(Citizen receives ticket while shopping in Causeway Bay for violating public gathering ban)
Ming Pao, July 1, 2021

Student group members arrested for distributing seditious publications
The Standard, July 1, 2021

警方三度圍封職工盟街站 指「民生即政治」口號涉煽惑(PPolice cordon off Confederation of Trade Unions’ street booth and alleged that “livelihood is politics” is an inciting slogan)
inmedia.hk, July 1, 2021

From partner to pariah: how the Hong Kong gov’t attitude to July 1 protest organiser soured over the years
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

Next Digital shutters
The Standard, July 1, 2021

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Nordic newspapers publish front page letter to Beijing denouncing attacks on Hong Kong media
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

In wake of Apple Daily’s demise, European Parliament considers resolution on Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

Hong Kong librarian suspended after books by jailed Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai put on recommended reading shelf
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

Xi Jinping urges Hong Kong to ramp up national security efforts in speech on twin anniversaries
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

Related:
A Fearful Hong Kong Marks Anniversaries
Foreign Policy, July 1, 2021

‘Police state’ talk overblown, Hong Kong’s civil service chief says after cabinet reshuffle centred on security
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

Hong Kong gov’t should provide national security teaching materials, says ex-head of legislature as schools mark Handover anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

US lawmakers reintroduce bill granting visas to Hongkongers with ‘significant’ protest role
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

Patriotic Education, Shifting 'Red Lines' Drive Families Away From Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2021

Joint Statement: The International Community Must Halt Rapid Decline of Rights in Hong Kong
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 30, 2021

Man dies after stabbing Hong Kong police officer and himself in Causeway Bay
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

众议院外委会审议《鹰法》反制中国 拟为受迫害港人和维族人提供庇护(U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee convenes for a markup of the EAGLE Act to counter China, and intends to provide asylum for persecuted HK people and Uyghurs)
Voice of America, July 1, 2021

Related:
Markup of H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act PART 2
House Foreign Affairs Committee, June 30, 2021

Commentary (评论)

As China’s Communist Party turns 100, has it delivered what the people want?
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2021

专访:习近平演说透露中共向外扩张的野心(Interview: Xi Jinping's speech reveals CCP's ambitions for outward expansion)
Deutsche Welle, July 1, 2021

前中共党校教授蔡霞 美国应为中共政权突然崩溃做好预案(Former professor at the Beijing’s Central Party School, Cai Xia, says U.S. should prepare for sudden collapse of the Chinese Communist regime)
Radio France Internationale, July 1, 2021

Related:
China-US Relations In The Eyes Of The Chinese Communist Party: An Insider’s Perspective | 中共眼中的中美关系一个局內人的观点
Hoover Institution, June 29, 2021

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

CCP Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)

Traffic shut down, security tight in Beijing ahead of Communist Party centenary
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Live Updates: China’s Communist Party Turns 100 With Pomp And Stagecraft
The New York Times, June 30, 2021

Success and danger for China’s Communists at 100
Financial Times, June 30, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Academic freedom is paramount for universities. They can do more to protect it from China’s interference
The Conversation, June 30, 2021

Related:
Australia: Beijing Threatening Academic Freedom
Human Rights Watch, June 30, 2021

“They Don’t Understand the Fear We Have”——How China’s Long Reach of Repression Undermines Academic Freedom at Australia’s Universities
“他们不懂我们的恐惧”——中国跨国镇压危害澳大利亚大专院校学术自由
Human Rights Watch, June 30, 2021

TRANSLATION: TIMELINE OF COURT RULINGS REMOVED FROM THE INTERNET
China Digital Times, June 29, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Science journal editor says he quit over China boycott article
The Guardian, June 30, 2021

北京对海外维吾尔人的迫害骚扰已遍及全球 (Beijing's persecution and harassment of Uyghurs is already reaching the entire world)
Voice of America, June 30, 2021

Related:
No Space Left to Run——China's Transnational Repression of Uyghurs
The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

‘They can’t speak freely’: Hong Kong a year after the national security law
The Guardian, June 30, 2021

Related:
117 people arrested in Hong Kong in a year under national security law
Reuters, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s national security law one year in: How the city’s legal foundations were shaken
Agence France-Presse, June 30, 2021

National security law: welcome mats by Britain, Australia, Canada lure thousands who feel Hong Kong is no longer home
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong: National Security Law has created a human rights emergency
Amnesty International, June 30, 2021

香港《国安法》一周年:电影审查设国安“红线” 引发业界对过度审查的担忧虑 (One year anniversary of Hong Kong’s national security law: the movie industry is concerned about NSL’s “red line” and excessive use of censorship)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 30, 2021

‘A Form of Brainwashing’: China Remakes Hong Kong
“像是一种洗脑”:国安法一周年,中共如何改造香港

The New York Times, June 30, 2021

大赦国际:国安法在香港造成人权紧急状态 (Amnesty International: Hong Kong National Security Law has created a human rights emergency)
Voice of America, June 30, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong: National Security Law has created a human rights emergency
Amnesty International, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung arrested as police revoke bail
Agence France-Presse, June 30, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Still Pushing for Change
Voice of America, June 29, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong police officer denies using body as human shield against motorcyclist, court hears
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong July 1 democracy demo ban upheld; police to adopt ‘zero tolerance’ and reportedly deploy 10,000 officers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2021

Related:
防疫為由禁七一遊行 升旗及酒會獲豁免 民政署:慶祝回歸重點活動(July 1 demonstration is banned due to pandemic, but flag-raising ceremony and reception are exempted according to Home Affairs Department)
Stand News, June 30, 2021

職工盟等多個工會明擬設約十個街站 冀警方尊重勿阻撓(The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions and several other trade unions plan to set up street booths, hoping that the police will respect and not obstruct)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 30, 2021

流亡抗爭者製作遊戲眾籌 盼保存香港人記憶(Activist in exile crowdfunds for video game, hopes to preserve Hong Kongers’ memories)
Stand News, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s courts should reflect China’s will, says official
The Guardian, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong Philosopher Taught Life’s Meaning. Now He Visits Students in Jail.
周保松:从在课堂讲授人生意义到去监狱探视学生

The New York Times, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong parent company of Apple Daily to cease operations on Thursday, will still try to pay staff despite authorities not releasing frozen cash
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

美媒:中国有意收敛战狼外交,但受民族主义情绪影响 (US media: China tries to turn down its Wolf warrior diplomacy, but is influenced by nationalist sentiments)
Radio France Internationale, June 30, 2021

纽大报告:打击职场性骚扰,中国前路漫漫 (NYU report: China has a long way to go in fighting workplace gender-based violence)
Voice of America, June 30, 2021

Related:
Workplace Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in China: Harmonizing Domestic Law and Practice with International Standards
Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum, June 21, 2021

Commentary (评论)

在拜登蒼白無力的回應之下,香港的蘋果慘劇不會是孤立事件 (With Biden's weak response, the Apple Daily tragedy will not be an isolated incident)
The News Lens, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s Last Gasp
“红海”正在淹没香港

The New York Times, June 30, 2021