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.

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China will plot its own path on human rights, Xi Jinping says, as report takes aim at US record
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2022

王毅視頻出席人權理事會會議 反對以人權搞集團對抗(At UN Human Rights Council online meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi opposes using human rights to stir confrontation between blocs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2022

Yahoo stops email service for mainland users in final retreat from China
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2022

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

Hong Kong Bar Association’s former chief Paul Harris meets national security police to ‘assist with investigation’
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2022

煽動顛覆國家政權罪成囚4年 內地律師余文生刑滿獲釋(Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng released from prison after serving 4-year sentence for inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

全國人大通過議案後 港區人大代表將改由選委會選出(National People's Congress to consider bill empowering Hong Kong Election Committee to choose city’s deputies to NPC)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China says U.N. rights boss welcome to visit Xinjiang in near future
Reuters, February 28, 2022

Ukraine’s fundraising plea vanished in China as crypto donations pour in from around the world
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2022

Hong Kong will bring in caregivers from mainland China to keep up with its omicron crisis
Quartz, March 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

In Xinjiang’s Tech Incubators, Innovation Is Inseparable from Repression
ChinaFile, February 28, 2022

Monday, February 28, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Before Ukraine Invasion, Russia and China Cemented Economic Ties
乌克兰局势恶化之际,中俄巩固经济联系

The New York Times, February 27, 2022

U.S. Officials Repeatedly Urged China to Help Avert War in Ukraine
The New York Times, February 25, 2022

Related:
白宫呼吁中国谴责俄罗斯:“这不是旁观的时候”(White House calls on China to condemn Russia: "This is not a time to stand on the sidelines”)
Voice of America, February 28, 2022

White House calls on China to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Reuters, February 27, 2022

俄罗斯否决安理会要求俄撤军决议 中国投弃权票(Russia vetoes Security Council resolution calling for Russian troop withdrawal; China abstains)
Voice of America, February 26, 2022

中国将召集阿富汗邻国评估后塔利班局势(China to convene Afghanistan's neighbors to assess post-Taliban situation)
Voice of America, February 26, 2022

Why did a Peking University paper on China’s tech deficiencies get deleted?
SupChina, February 25, 2022

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

A year on, Hong Kong court adjourns democrats’ subversion case as some absent over Covid-19 prison outbreak
Hong Kong Free Press, February 28, 2022

Hong Kong protests: student and labourer admit to rioting during siege of PolyU, 8 co-defendants deny charge
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2022

中国人权律师团律师关于江苏丰县铁链女事件的声明(Statement by China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the chained woman in Feng county, Jiangsu Province)
Weiquanwang, February 27, 2022

Swedish Olympic Star Gives Away Gold Medal to Protest Beijing’s Abuses
抗议中国,瑞典运动员将冬奥金牌赠予被囚书商之女

The New York Times, February 28, 2022

Related:
Olympic Athletes Speak Out
Human Rights in China, February 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中共政法系统发布“十个严禁”(CPC's political and legal organs issue “Ten Strict Prohibitions”)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2022

Related:
中央政法委等6部委联合印发《新时代政法干警“十个严禁”》(The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission and other 5 units jointly issue “‘Ten Strict Prohibitions’ for Political and Legal Police Officers in the New Era”)
Xinhua News, February 28, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Amid the roar of nationalism, a few antiwar voices in China emerge over Ukraine crisis
The Washington Post, February 28, 2022

Why the Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia’s Invasion
为何许多中国网民支持普京和他的战争?

The New York Times, February 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: Lawyer Yu Wensheng must be granted true freedom after unjust imprisonment
Amnesty International, February 28, 2022

Friday, February 25, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中国间接支持俄罗斯?(Is China indirectly supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine?)
Deutsche Welle, February 25, 2022

China offers subtle nod in support for Russia after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
中国对乌克兰局势立场微妙,拒绝谴责俄罗斯“入侵”

The New York Times, February 25, 2022

中、乌签署过多份安全保证联合声明(China, Ukraine have signed series of joint declarations on security assurances)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2022

土耳其再提“中间走廊”倡议,中土合作有望再进一步?(Turkey resurfaces "middle corridor" initiative—a signal of further China-Turkey cooperation?)
Financial Times, February 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Sedition case against Hong Kong news outlet Stand News adjourned to April
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2022

《立場》發布煽動刊物案 公司續無代表出庭 將轉介區院訊(Stand News' sedition case continues to lack representative and is transferred to District Court)
inmediahk.net, February 25, 2022

茶品店兩負責人涉煽動案提堂 24歲被告高燒缺席 兩人遭拒保釋押後訊(Taiwanese drinks shop duo denied bail for sedition)
Ming Pao, February 25, 2022

Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker released from jail after serving 3 weeks for contempt
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2022

Hong Kong protests: top court to scrutinise precedent deeming zip ties ‘instruments fit for unlawful purpose’
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2022

How China’s Youtube Became a Rare Safe Space for LGBT Streamers
ChinaFilmInsider, February 24, 2022

公开联署:强烈要求联合国教科文组织取消彭丽媛促进女童和妇女教育特使称号!(Joint letter urges UNESCO to rescind Peng Liyuan’s title as Special Envoy for the Promotion of Girls’ and Women’s Education)
Weiquanwang, February 25, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Many in China draw parallels between Ukraine and Beijing's claim on Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2022

中国社交媒体为俄入侵乌克兰叫好(Chinese social media applaud Russia's invasion of Ukraine)
Voice of America, February 25, 2022

Swedish Olympic Star Gives Away Gold Medal to Protest Beijing’s Abuses
The New York Times, February 25, 2022

China’s chained woman scandal: public anger persists as investigations, censorship ‘raise more questions’
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2022

Saga of the chained mother of eight continues to roil China, inspiring rare social activism
The Washington Post, February 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

联合国关于维吾尔人权的报告为何迟迟不公布?(What is behind the long delay of the UN report on Uyghur human rights?)
Voice of America, February 25, 2022

Thursday, February 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

How China Under Xi Jinping Is Turning Away From the World
习近平治下的中国如何与世界走向背离

The New York Times, February 24, 2022

自由之家:全球民主自由连续16年衰退,中共带头扩张威权(Freedom House: Global democracy and freedom have declined for 16 years straight; CPC leads in authoritarian expansion
Voice of America, February 24, 2022

Related:
Freedom in the World in 2022: The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule
Freedom House, February 24, 2022

法国举办印太论坛 团结盟友制衡中国(France hosts Indo-Pacific forum to unite allies to counter China)
Voice of America, February 24, 2022

Overseas Chinese Affairs Office harms Canada with espionage, court rules
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

China’s censors increasingly play the part of morality police with the conservative values of 1950s America, say experts
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

伊斯兰学术遭打压 中国学者:民族研究发表不了(China suppresses Islamic academic research; Chinese scholars: articles on ethnic studies cannot be published)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2022

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

Government body to represent Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group in coming national security trial
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

Committal proceedings for Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai adjourned again
Hong Kong Free Press, February 24, 2022

Hong Kong government calls on court to punish fugitive ex-lawmaker Ted Hui for jumping bail in 4 criminal cases
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

張超雄出獄 盼港人毋忘在囚手足(Former pro-democracy lawmaker Fernando Cheung is released from prison, hopes Hong Kongers will not forget protestors still in jail)
inmediahk.net, February 24, 2022

Hong Kong national security police arrest co-owners of Taiwanese drinks shop in Mong Kok over anti-vaccination social media posts
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

Ronson Chan: the former Hong Kong editor who is now a delivery driver
The Guardian, February 24, 2022

Prominent rights attorney Xie Yang arrested for subversion in China's Hunan
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China Steps Up Activity Along Himalayan Borders as Land Border Law Comes Into Effect
The Diplomat, February 24, 2022

美司法部结束“中国行动计划” 中国威胁仍是打击重点(U.S. Justice Dep’t ends "China Initiative"; China threat remains a focus)
Voice of America, February 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China rejects calling Russia move 'invasion', urges citizens in Ukraine to stay home
Channel News Asia, February 24, 2022

China bans online criticism of Russia, blames US for fueling Ukraine 'tensions'
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2022

POST-OLYMPICS, SOME ATHLETES SPEAK UP ABOUT CHINA’S HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
China Digital Times, February 23, 2022

江苏官方通报遭网民炮轰 公众呼吁允许锁链女发声(Jiangsu provincial official announcement is attacked by netizens; public call for allowing chained woman to speak out)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2022

Over 800 Chinese university alumni petition for transparency about probe into woman filmed chained in shed
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2022

Related:
江苏省调查组关于“徐州铁链女”事件的第五版调查报告引发全民愤慨 人大、北大、清华和山东大学八百多名校友们齐呼吁要求公布调查报告形成的相关信息 (National outrage over 5th Jiangsu provincial investigative report on chained woman’s case; 800 alumni of Renmin, Peking, Tsinghua, Shandong Universities urge release of relevant information that shaped the report)
Weiquanwang, February 24, 2022