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.

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

U.S. Senate passes bill to ban all products from China's Xinjiang
Reuters, July 15, 2021

Related:
美参议院一致通过《防止强迫维吾尔人劳动法》将禁止进口新疆产品(U.S. Senate unanimously passes The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to prohibit the import of Xinjiang products)
Voice of America, July 15, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

美国军机据报今早短暂降落台湾 中国表示严重关切(U.S. military aircraft reportedly landed briefly in Taiwan; China raises serious concern)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China to Try Magnate Sun Dawu As Rights Group Calls For His Release
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2021

四川异议人士谢俊彪遭批捕 陈云飞案移送检察院起诉(Sichuan dissident Xie Junbiao is formally arrested; Chen Yunfei to face indictment)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

世卫面对近2亿确诊者 谭德塞再促中国必须配合溯源调查(WHO facing nearly 200 million confirmed COVID cases, Director-General urges China to cooperate with origin probe)
Radio France Internationale, July 15, 2021

Related:
WHO chief asks China to be transparent and cooperate with coronavirus origin probe
Reuters, July 15, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

兰德智库:中国武器研发虽有进步,但模式使之难以跻身世界前列(RAND: Despite progress, R&D model presents hurdles for China’s weaponry in reaching world’s top)
Voice of America, July 15, 2021

Related:
Defense Acquisition in Russia and China
Rand, July 15, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong privacy watchdog may make arrests without warrants under proposed law against doxxing
Hong Kong Free Press, July 15, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong authorities agree to lower threshold for prosecution under new anti-doxxing law after lawmakers voice concerns
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2021

Hong Kong electoral changes: powerful vetting committee that will review hopefuls in coming polls holds first meeting
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2021

Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ sentenced to 1 month in jail for assaulting court security guard
Hong Kong Free Press, July 15, 2021

Journalism prof defends research on banned ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ slogan, as prosecutors call data ‘irrelevant’ at city’s first security law trial
Hong Kong Free Press, July 15, 2021

Hong Kong press group wants Beijing to rethink national security law after year of ‘unprecedented threats’
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2021

記協發表2021言論自由年報:新聞自由最壞一年 (Hong Kong Journalists Association’s 2021 annual press freedom report: Worst year of press freedom)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2021

Related:
2021 Annual Report: Freedom in Tatters
2021年言論自由年報《破碎的自由》
Hong Kong Journalists Association, July 15, 2021

記協反對立假新聞法 主席陳朗昇:在業界頭上加多把刀 (Hong Kong Journalists Association opposes fake news law; Chairman Ron Sing Chan: One more sword hanging over the industry)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2021

Self-censorship hits Hong Kong book fair in wake of national security law
Associated Press, July 15, 2021

Fifth Hong Kong university student union facing uncertain future, as school says it will no longer collect membership fees
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2021

學苑:港大要求學生會7日內遷離學生會綜合大樓 (HKU demands Students' Union to move out of Composite Building within 7 days)
Ming Pao, July 14, 2021

林鄭稱防賄條例修例一定走數 斥是衝著特首憲制定位 (Carrie Lam criticizes revision of Prevention of Bribery Ordinance as being at odds with the Chief Executive's constitutional position)
inmediahk.net, July 15, 2021

Cannes Screens Bombshell Hong Kong Protest Doc as Late Addition to Official Program
The Hollywood Reporter, July 15, 2021

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

US warns companies on Xinjiang business, urges exit
Al Jazeera, July 14, 2021

Related:
China claims it has improved people’s lives in Xinjiang after US warning
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2021

Measuring the Scale of Chinese Transnational Repression
The Diplomat, July 14, 2021

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells Xi Jinping: Xinjiang’s Uygurs must be treated as ‘equal citizens’ of China
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetans Defy China to Celebrate Dalai Lama's Birthday Online
藏人违抗中国政府,在网上为达赖喇嘛庆生
Voice of America, July 13, 2021

Macao (澳门)

Macau democrat banned from election over pics with Hong Kong opposition, Taiwan tour, and Tiananmen Massacre vigils
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2021

澳门立法会候选人遭集体DQ “爱国爱澳”面临重新定义 (“Love China, love Macau” faces redefinition after disqualification of all Legislative Assembly candidates)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 14, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

耶伦呼吁美欧共同应对中国劣行,中国表示“坚决反对” (Yellen urges U.S., EU to fight against China's bad behavior; China: “We strongly oppose”)
Voice of America, July 13, 2021

防堵中国窃取知识产权 加拿大要求大学通过国安评估 (Canada requires research partnerships to go through national security assessment to prevent intellectual property theft by China)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2021

欧盟对华强硬但不脱钩?专家称等待中国守规矩是“危险的选择” (EU to take tough actions against China without decoupling? Expert: Waiting for China to follow rules is a “dangerous choice”)
Voice of America, JUly 14, 2021

从新冠检测到产前检测 中国收集基因数据行为再遭质疑 (From COVID to pregnancy test, questions on China's DNA collection rise again)
Voice of America, July 14, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

The Chinese government must end its reprisals against agricultural entrepreneur and philanthropist Sun Dawu and his associates
National Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 14, 2021

Activists Remember Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo, Four Years After His Death
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

HKU student union members behind resolution ‘appreciating’ police attacker could face legal action next: government adviser
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2021

立法會通過修訂《議事規則》 限制委員會人數 若流會無有效理由缺席議員將扣薪 (LegCo revises Rules of Procedure that limits numbers of committee members, docks pay for absence preventing quorum)
Ming Pao, July 14, 2021

香港逾半民主派区议员辞职背后的挣扎与反思 (The struggle and reflection behind the resignations of over a half of Hong Kong’s district councillors)
British Broadcasting Corporation, JUly 14, 2021

Related:
7月7至13日至少206區議員辭職【附名單】 (At least 206 district councillors have resigned from July 7 to 13 (name list attached))
Ming Pao, July 13, 2021

美國國務院:《港區國安法》持續損害香港法治 (U.S. Department of State: National Security Law continues to damage the rule of law in Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, July 14, 2021

‘Liberate Hong Kong’ slogan says independence ‘to some people,’ politics scholar tells first national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong’s first national security trial is debating Malcolm X’s legacy
Quartz, July 14, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong court remands 3 more suspects in custody over alleged terrorist bomb plot
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2021

Hong Kong Wikipedia editors take precautions amid fears mainland peers may report users to national security police
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2021

国安法下出版自由萎缩 香港书商慨叹出版业自我审查严重 (Hong Kong’s freedom to publish shrinks under National Security Law; booksellers lament industry’s heavy self-censorship)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2021

国安法下香港书展变成中共大外宣展场 (Hong Kong Book Fair becomes CPC's propaganda fair under National Security Law)
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2021

Hong Kong and the Limits of Decoupling
Foreign Affairs, July 14, 2021

建制派狙擊港台 陸頌雄:報道稱蔡英文「總統」違一國原則 邱騰華:用字會守《約章》 (RTHK under attack from the pro-establishment camp; Michael Luk: Calling Tsai Ing-wen “president” is against the “one country” principle; Edward Yau: Will follow the RTHK Charter)
Stand News, July 14, 2021

獄中悼念劉曉波 鄒幸彤:不能辜負前⼈付出 在地頑抗不撤不退 (Tonyee Chow commemorates Liu Xiaobo while in prison: We must not fail those who came before us, be steadfast in our resistance, and not retreat)
Stand News, July 14, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing pushes Chinese firms to report cybersecurity vulnerabilities early and often amid growing threats
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2021

Facial recognition for gamers, app store bans for Didi: what’s behind China’s recent crackdown on big tech?
The Conversation, July 14, 2021

中国发布网络产品安全漏洞管理规定 禁止利用漏洞危害网络安全行为 (China publishes Network Product Security Vulnerability Management Measures banning harmful exploitations)
Reuters, July 13, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Climate Change Is Not a Reason to Give China a Pass on Human Rights
Slate, July 14, 2021

卢思位律师:我今天体验了一把无法呼吸的味道! (Lawyer Lu Siwei: I experienced “I can't breathe” today!)
Weiquanwang, July 14, 2021

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

US renews China 'genocide' claims over Uyghur treatment
美公布种族灭绝年度报告 中国与缅甸为高风险国 (U.S. publishes annual report on genocide, highlights China and Burma as high risk countries)
Deutsche Welle, July 12, 2021

Related:
2021 Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 5 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-441)
U.S. Department of State, July 12, 2021

The imprisonment of the ‘Lucky Family': How Chinese authorities detained and sentenced a whole birthday party
Global Voices, July 12, 2021

新疆专题遭中国大使馆威胁 法国少儿报纸拒绝撤回报导 (French newspaper for children, Mon Quotitien, refuses to take down its Uyghur special report despite pressure from Chinese embassy)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

Scattered Among the Himalaya, Glimpses of a Changing Tibet
漫游喜马拉雅,体验一个变化中的西藏

The New York Times, July 13, 2021

Macao (澳门)

China bans pro-democracy candidates in Macau elections
The Guardian, July 13, 2021

“一国两制”幻灭 澳门民主派无缘参选立法会 (The vanishing of “one country, two systems”: Macao democratic candidates are barred from Legislative Assembly election)
Voice of America, July 12, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Red Vs are after China’s queer community
Protocol, July 13, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US sanctions on China will continue but Beijing ‘unlikely to escalate’ amid decoupling fears
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2021

除中国大陆外 全球多地悼念刘晓波逝世4周年 (Multiple cities across the globe commemorate the 4th anniversary of Liu Xiaobo’s death, except in mainland China)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Big Tech crackdown has opened a new front: national security
Quartz, July 12, 2021

A third of Britons fear TikTok would share data with Chinese state
The Guardian, July 13, 2021

用户超百万境外上市须审查 中国网信办修法带来的影响 (The impact of the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures: Operators with 1 million or more users must be reviewed before publicly listed abroad)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 13, 2021

China Called Finance Apps the Best Thing Since the Compass. No Longer.
撞上监管高墙,中国金融科技业何去何从?

The New York Times, July 13, 2021