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, February 16, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

ILO REPORTS “DEEP CONCERNS” ABOUT LABOR COERCION, DISCRIMINATION IN XINJIANG
China Digital Times, February 15, 2022

Related:
Application of International Labour Standards 2022: Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
International Labour Organization, February 10, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

香港民研:林鄭民望逾三成市民評零分 「出入境自由」創1997年後新低(Survey: 34% of respondents give Carrie Lam a zero; perception of freedom to enter or leave Hong Kong hits record low since 1997)
inmediahk.net, February 15, 2022

Related:
HKPORI releases CE popularities Social and Freedom Indicators along with GGPI
香港民研發放特首民望數字社會及自由指標以及限聚指數
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, February 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Journalists warn of chilling impact of Hong Kong's planned 'fake news' law
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Swedish skater says China's hosting of Olympics 'extremely irresponsible' amid human rights abuses
Taiwan News, February 15, 2022

NBC is nearly mum on China abuses in its wall-to-wall Olympics coverage
Washington Post, February 15, 2022

A record number of out LGBTQ+ Olympians are competing. China doesn’t want to talk about it.
19thnews.org, February 15, 2022

CHINA DEFENDS WINTER OLYMPICS WITH TWITTER TIRADES AND INFLUENCER DEALS
China Digital Times, February 15, 2022

为八孩母"断链"—— 中国艺术家在行动("Breaking the chain" for mother of 8: Chinese artists in action)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis, 评论与分析

女权角度谈谷爱凌现象:民族主义扩张新阶段的“女性赋权”("Female empowerment" in the new stage of nationalist expansion—the Eileen Gu phenomenon seen from the feminist perspective)
Matters, February 12, 2022

谷爱凌对比徐州八孩母亲小花梅,女权舆论的左右手互搏 | 兼论精英女权的画地为牢(The cases of Eileen Gu and Xuzhou chained woman reveal the limitation of the elite feminist perspective)
Matters, February 15, 2022

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Fears of online censorship in Hong Kong as rights group website goes down
The Guardian, February 15, 2022

CNN runs questionable pro-Olympics ad with content from China’s state-run media
New York Post, February 14, 2022

Related:
A Winter Sporting Event like No Other (content by Xinhua News Agency)
CNN, undated

Weibo censored a famous novelist who voiced her anger over China’s inhumanity to women
Quartz, February 14, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

美国驻华使领馆呼吁中国停止打压维权律师(U.S. embassy in Beijing calls on China to stop the crackdown on human rights lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2022

“广东著名人权捍卫者王爱忠案将于2022年4月12日在广州第31法庭开庭审理(Wang Aizhong, well-known Guangdong rights defender, will stand trial in Guangzhou April 12)
Weiquanwang, February 14, 2022

Hong Kong singer arrested on suspicion of acting with seditious intent and money laundering
Hong Kong Free Press, February 15, 2022

2 plead guilty to inciting others to cast invalid ballots in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council poll
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2022

城大學生會撤出校園 會長:時代不再容許學生會存在(CityU Students’ Union leaves campus; chairman: the time no longer allows the existence of student unions)
inmediahk.net, February 15, 2022

Ex-leaders of Hong Kong’s defunct Tiananmen vigil group see transfer of national security case to High Court delayed
Hong Kong Free Press, February 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s population crisis could give women greater reproductive rights, but hurdles remain
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Uyghur torch bearer dropped from China’s relay team
SupChina, February 14, 2022

“徐州丰县八孩铁链女”事件引发全民关注 北大毕业100名学子今实名联署公开信 呼吁中央彻查徐州事件 给人民以真相 还社会予公正(In open letter, 100 Peking University alumni sign in their real names to urge gov’t to thoroughly investigate incident of chained Xuzhou woman)
Weiquanwang, February 15, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

谷爱凌与小花梅,谁代表着真实的中国?
Who Is the Real China? Eileen Gu or the Chained Woman?

The New York Times, February 15, 2022

Monday, February 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Enemies of My Enemy: How Fear of China Is Forging a New World Order
Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2022

Chinese sites accused of censoring LGBT content from Friends
BBC News, February 13, 2022

Related:
“老友记”中国重播再遇审查,同性恋情节遭删改惹众怒(Public uproar over gay contents being censored from "Friends" rebroadcast in China)
Voice of America, February 14, 2022

Beijing sells troubled Xinjiang as a winter sports paradise
Agence France-Presse, February 13, 2022

YouTube’s Olympics Highlights Are Riddled With Propaganda
Wired, February 11, 2022

在西方遭贬,在非洲得宠:华为网络技术(Discredited in the West, favored in Africa: Huawei network technology)
Deutsche Welle, February 13, 2022

媒体:北京夏奥维族火炬手身陷囹圄(Media: Uyghur torchbearer for 2008 Beijing Olympics is serving 14-year sentence for watching “counter-revolutionary videos”)
Deutsche Welle, February 12, 2022

Related:
Uyghur torchbearer for 2008 Beijing Olympics serving 14-year sentence in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2022

西藏民众手机被强迫安装软件以监控与境外联系(Chinese authorities forcibly install surveillance software on Tibetans’ mobile phones to monitor their contact with relatives, friends abroad)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

US committee on China calls for probe into VulgarWiki torture allegations
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2022

Hong Kong anti-graft watchdog charges man over social media calls to cast invalid votes in Legco election
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2022

英考虑放宽BNO签证 彭定康:不该遗忘年轻港人(UK considers loosening BNO visa policy; former governor Chris Patten: Young Hong Kongers should not be forgotten)
Deutsche Welle, February 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

A Succession Drama, Chinese Style, Starring Xi Jinping
一场以习近平为主角的中国领导人接班大戏

The New York Times, February 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Labour practices in China’s Xinjiang of ‘deep concern’, says UN agency
Reuters, February 12, 2022

After a reply on Instagram, Eileen Gu faces criticism over ‘special treatment.’
谷爱凌称中国人人都可以下载VPN引发争议

The New York Times, February 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why the Beijing Olympics Are So Hard to Watch
为何北京冬奥会缺乏吸引力

The New York Times, February 14, 2022

China: IOC Can’t Ensure Olympic Apparel Is Abuse-Free
Human Rights Watch, February 14, 2022

Friday, February 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Eileen Gu defends China’s internet freedom. Her message is censored.
Protocol, February 10, 2022

彭博预测:也许中国永远不会成为全球最大经济体(Bloomberg: China may never become the world's biggest economy)
Radio France Internationale, February 11, 2022

Related:
When Will China Be the World’s Biggest Economy? Maybe Never
Bloomberg, February 11, 2022

研究报告:中国对撒哈拉以南非洲地区的贷款比西方国家加起来的总额还多(Report: China loans more to sub-Saharan Africa than to Western countries combined)
Voice of America, February 11, 2022

Related:
Stuck Near Ten Billion: Public-Private Infrastructure Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Center for Global Development, February 9, 2022

澳情报部门阻止中方透过商人资助选举候选人(Australian intelligence blocks China from sponsoring election candidates through businessmen)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2022

加拿大支持欧盟WTO诉讼案 立陶宛:中国牛肉禁令影响有限(Canada backs EU’s lawsuit at WTO; Lithuania: China’s beef ban has limited impact)
Deutsche Welle, February 11, 2022

加入西方民主阵营 索马里兰打抗中友台牌以扩大国际承认(Joining Western democracy camp, Somaliland plays the Taiwan card against China to expand international recognition)
Voice of America, February 11, 2022

America’s Chinese Tech Conundrum
美国的中国技术难题

The New York Times, February 11, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Hong Kong democracy and media freedom has ‘entered endgame’
The Guardian, February 10, 2022

Related:
Lights Out: Is this the End of Press Freedom in Hong Kong?
International Federation of Journalists, February 10, 2022

Hong Kong prosecutors slap 3 Apple Daily-affiliated firms with colonial-era sedition charge
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2022

Hong Kong’s defunct Tiananmen vigil group remains unrepresented in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, February 10, 2022

廉署起訴一男涉網上煽惑他人立法會選舉投無效票(Independent Commission Against Corruption charges man with allegedly inciting others to cast invalid votes in 2021 LegCo election)
Ming Pao, February 11, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s family planning agency says it will ‘intervene’ in abortions for unmarried women, teens
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2022

Foreign Judges Are Enabling Hong Kong’s Legal Crackdown
The Diplomat, February 11, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

As the Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent
CNN, February 11, 2022

What the Beijing Olympics Reveal About China
The New Yorker, February 10, 2022

By More Than 3-1, Americans Agree with US Diplomatic Boycott of Winter Olympics; 40% Think US Should Have Pulled Athletes Too
Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University, February 10, 2022

The good and the bad of China on Olympic show
The Economist, February 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

北京冬奥:习近平式的党国意在彰显专制的效力(Beijing Winter Olympics: Xi Jinping-style party-state aims to demonstrate the efficacy of autocracy)
Radio France Internationale, February 10, 2022

徐州八孩母亲案:背后的法律问题和妇女权益保障隐忧(Xuzhou eight-child mother case: Legal issues and hidden concerns over women's rights protection)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2022

时事大家谈:中共要谷爱凌“为党争光” 体育政治真能分开吗?(Commentary: CPC wants Eileen Gu to "win glory for the party"—can sports and politics really be separated?)
Voice of America, February 11, 2022