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, June 03, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

33 years after Tiananmen, China crushes movements before they can start
The Washington Post, June 3, 2022

How Hongkongers were silenced after three decades of commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press, June 3, 2022

六四前夕港警严阵以待 进入维园都可能被视为犯法 (Hong Kong police on guard on the eve of June 4, entering Victoria Park may be considered a violation of the law)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2022

香港警方呼吁六四勿非法集结 前区议员派蜡烛让市民默默悼念 (Hong Kong police urge against illegal assembly on June 4, former district councillors send candles to the public to mourn silently)
Voice of America, June 4, 2022

What does China want in the Pacific? Diplomatic allies and strategic footholds
The Conversation, June 2, 2022

US Prepares to Block Most Imports Tied to China's Xinjiang Province
Voice of America, June 2, 2022

美国发布《国际宗教自由报告》 中国再成焦点 (U.S. releases "International Religious Freedom Report," China again in focus)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2022

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

China’s Democratization—an Unavoidable Issue: Zhou Fengsuo 周锋锁, 1989 Tiananmen Student Leader
Human Rights in China, June 2, 2022

Related:
“六四”33周年: 海外民运人士筹建纽约纪念馆 对抗“另一种屠杀” (33rd anniv. of June Fourth: Overseas pro-democracy activists build New York memorial to fight "another kind of massacre")
BBC News, June 3, 2022

一顶帐篷 (A Tent)
NGOCN, June 3, 2022

The Radical, Transnational Legacy of Tiananmen Workers
The Nation, June 3, 2022

前支联会主席李卓人:将在狱中悼念“六四” (Lee Cheuk-yan, former chairman of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China: Will mourn June Fourth in prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2022

Chinese students stage rare COVID protests ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Deustche Welle, June 3, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Changsha court draws outrage after frozen embryos ruling
SupChina, May 23, 2022

Telegram shuts down 2 channels created under same name as account blocked for alleged doxxing after Hong Kong privacy watchdog report
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Sections of Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to close on June 4 after man arrested over online calls to attack police
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2022

從維園燭光集會到香港社運,五個大陸人在這扇窗口看到真實的中國 (From Victoria Park candlelight vigil to Hong Kong social movement, five mainlanders see the real China through this window)
Initium Media, June 1, 2022

低俗、丑陋和亲美?中国小学教科书插图引发争议
Crude, Ugly and Pro-American? China Investigates Images in Math Textbooks.

The New York Times, June 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

六四33年:不止紀念六四本身,也紀念香港人對於六四的紀念 (June Fourth 33 anniv.: Commemorate not only June Fourth but also Hong Kong people’s commemoration of June Fourth)
Initium Media, June 3, 2022

评论 | 胡平:不容青史尽成灰,不信春风唤不回 —— 纪念“六四”33周年 (Commentary | Hu Ping: Don't let history turn to ashes, don't believe that spring breeze can't be called back - Commemorating the 33rd anniv. of June Fourth)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2022

中国在亚洲是赢家,拜登改变不了这一点
China Is Winning in Asia. Biden’s Plans Won’t Change That.

The New York Times, June 2, 2022

Thursday, June 02, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Shanghai reportedly bans media use of the term ‘lockdown’ as lockdown ends
The Guardian, June 2, 2022

Xi Jinping bans grumbling inside the Communist Party
The Economist, June 2, 2022

Hongkongers warned not to ‘test police’ on June 4 as force reports online calls to join unauthorised assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, June 2, 2022

中澳扩大争夺对南太平洋地区的影响力(China, Australia expand scramble for influence in South Pacific)
Deutsche Welle, June 2, 2022

西方搜索引擎,中国推动宣传叙事的新阵地?(China uses Western search engines to push its propaganda)
Voice of America, June 2, 2022

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

Concerns for health of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, detained in China for ‘supplying state secrets’
Agence France-Presse, June 1, 2022

Related:
遭中国关押近两年 成蕾健康状况下滑(Detained in China for nearly 2 years, Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei's health worsens)
Deutsche Welle, June 2, 2022

Shanghai entrepreneurs demand political reform, release of prisoners of conscience
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2022

警方未收到六四集會申請 籲市民勿參與非法集結(HK police have not received any June 4 gathering applications, urge public not to participate in “illegal assemblies”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 2, 2022

Fugitive Hong Kong politician Ted Hui convicted in absentia of contempt of court for skipping bail in criminal cases
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2022

After years fighting for the ‘little guy’, Hong Kong crackdown forces UK lawyer to flee
Associated Press, June 2, 2022

「35+初選」案續交付高院程序 梁晃維與警員碰撞("Unofficial primary election" cases move to High Court; Fergus Leung collides with police)
Ming Pao, June 2, 2022

教育局過去3年接獲502宗教師涉嫌違反專業操守個案(Education Bureau received 502 cases of teachers accused of violating professional conduct over past 3 years)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 2, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Biden Administration Begins Trade Dialogue With Taiwan
美国将与台湾就加强贸易和技术联系展开对话

The New York Times, June 2, 2022

多国民调:若中共犯台 应断绝对华经济联系(Public opinion polls in multiple countries show half of respondents agree their countries should cut economic ties with China if CPC invades Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2022

How Western companies are dealing with China’s data security laws
SupChina, June 1, 2022

National security law: documentary on Hong Kong’s 2019 protests getting screen time overseas, but is it illegal to download or watch it in city?
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN human rights chief’s report into Xinjiang faces further delays
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2022

West demands publication of UN’s long-awaited Xinjiang report
The Guardian, June 1, 2022

Relief, Reunions and Some Anxiety as Shanghai (Mostly) Reopens
解脱、团聚与新的焦虑:在上海,“恢复正常”意味着什么

The New York Times, June 2, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: No Justice 33 Years after Tiananmen Massacre
Human Rights Watch, June 2, 2022

Related:
从六四屠城到清零封城 中共暴力维稳的治理模式33年未变(From June Fourth to lockdown of cities, CPC's governance model of violence and stability has not changed for 33 years)
Voice of America, June 2, 2022

The U.N. human rights chief has failed us, our families — and the world
The Washington Post, June 1, 2022

China Is Winning in Asia. Biden’s Plans Won’t Change That.
中国在亚洲是赢家,拜登改变不了这一点

The New York Times, June 2, 2022

Carrie Lam’s Legacy
The Diplomat, June 1, 2022

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China fails on Pacific pact, but still seeks to boost regional influence
The Washington Post, June 1, 2022

太平洋影响力争夺战:中国为何遥遥领先?
Why China Is Miles Ahead in a Pacific Race for Influence

The New York Times, May 31, 2022

The Quad: US efforts to counter China’s influence in Asia mark a new era of micro alliances
The Conversation, June 1, 2022

China’s spies are not always as good as advertised
The Economist, June 1, 2022

外籍宣教士被勒令出境 中国信徒却被限制出境 (Foreign missionaries are ordered to leave China, while Chinese believers are prevented from leaving)
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2022

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

Tiananmen Mothers: “For Fairness and Justice, We Will Persevere: On the 33rd Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre”
天安门母亲: 为了寻求公平正义,我们将继续坚定地走下去——“六四”惨案三十三周年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2022

China tightens grip on activists, dissidents ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2022

"长沙富能"政治犯亲笔信披露湖南赤山监狱恶劣状况 (In letter, "Changsha Funeng" political prisoner reveals abuses, bad conditions in Hunan Chishan Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2022

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party urges next leader to clarify national security boundaries, pardon 2019 protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2022

「35+初選」案第六次提訊 17人完成交付高院程序(In 6th trial of "unofficial primary election" case, 17 people completed committal process to High Court)
Ming Pao, June 1, 2022

「旁聽師」涉煽動案兩被告否認兩罪9月開審 男被告申保釋再被拒(2 defendants plead not guilty to sedition at court hearing; male defendant is denied bail again)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

UN human rights chief’s report into Xinjiang faces further delays
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2022

An anonymous letter from a Uyghur in China
SupChina, June 1, 2022

Chinese nationalists scapegoat feminists and LGBTQ+ people for the declining birth rate
Global Voices, June 1, 2022

被核酸支配的生活,什麼成了「新常態」?(In life dominated by PCR testing, what has become the "new normal"?)
Initium Media, June 1, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Shanghai’s lockdown may have ended, but not China’s zero-covid policy
Quartz, June 1, 2022

最高检白皮书:2021年未成年人犯罪反弹,拐卖妇女儿童呈下降趋势 (Supreme People’s Procutorate white paper: Juvenile delinquency rebounded in 2021; trafficking in women, children showed downward trend)
Caixin, June 1, 2022

“十四五”可再生能源规划发布 风光发电量将翻倍 (Renewable energy “14th Five-Year Plan” released: Wind power generation to double)
Caixin, June 1, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Shanghai is emerging from a tough Covid lockdown, but will there be more?
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2022

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

联合国人权高官访华:北京粉饰镇压的宣传工具?
As U.N. Rights Chief Visits China, Some Fear She’ll Become Part of the Spin

The New York Times, May 30, 2022

Related:
UN Rights Chief Reports on Her Visit to China: What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Human Rights in China, May 28, 2022

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet after official visit to China
UN Office Of The High Commissioner For Human Rights, May 28, 2022

Blinken criticises Chinese ‘manipulation’ of high-profile UN visit to Xinjiang
The Guardian, May 28, 2022

布林肯阐述美国对华政策:将“塑造战略环境”以约束中国
U.S. Aims to Constrain China by Shaping Its Environment, Blinken Says

The New York Times, May 27, 2022

Hacked files reveal more details about Chinese abuses in Xinjiang
The Economist, May 26, 2022

Chinese city tells residents: comply with Covid testing orders or be detained, fined and blacklisted
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2022

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

六四33周年忌日 天安门母亲呼吁中共勇于承认历史责任 (On 33rd anniversary of June Fourth, Tiananmen Mothers urge CPC to have the courage to admit its historical responsibility)
Voice of Ameica, May 31, 2022

六四33周年:流亡者的坚守、挫折与期待 (33rd Anniversary of June Fourth: Perseverance, frustration, expectations of exiles)
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2022

Hong Kong activities marking Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4 will be subject to laws, including national security legislation: Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2022

Related:
Hong Kong churches drop Tiananmen tributes after 33 years amid arrest fears
Agence France-Presse, May 30, 2022

支聯會顛覆案再押6.24訊 鄒幸彤庭上呼:毋忘六四,抗爭到底!(HK Alliance sedition case adjourned until June 24; Chow Hang-tung in court: Don't forget June Fourth, fight til the end!)
inmediahk.net, May 31, 2022

Related:
Ex-leader of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group files legal bid against reporting restrictions in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2022

社民連街站籌款遭票控 4人認罪判罰款 陳寶瑩透露另有3張同類傳票待處理 (4 League of Social Democrats members fined after pleading guilty to fundraising at street booth in 2020; chair Chan Po-ying reveals there are 3 other forthcoming subpoenas)
inmediahk.net, May 26, 2022

沙田「和你Shop」3男女暴動罪成判囚40至44個月 官斥被告強加己見予他人(2 men, woman sentenced to 40 to 44 months in prison after convictions of rioting over Shatin "Shop with You" during 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2022

8.31太子站半週年 25歲男認以傘襲警判監8個月 官稱襲警行為不容姑息( Man, 25, sentenced to 8 months in jail for attacking police with umbrella on 6-month anniversary of 8.31 Prince Edward Station incident)
inmediahk.net, May 30, 2022

【理大圍城】郭子麟與21歲青年認暴動 押後至10.29作進一步求情 (Kwok Tsz-lun, of HK12 case, and 21-year-old youth plead guilty to rioting; cases adjourned until October 29 for further mitigation)
inmediahk.net, May 30, 2022

《時代革命》6.1 網上公映 團隊:讓全球觀眾都有機會看得到 ("Revolution of Our Times" to screen online on June 1 to reach global audiences)
inmediahk.net, May 27, 2022

BNO签证申请按季增25% 超过11万宗获批 (BNO visa applications increased by 25% quarterly; over 110,000 applications approved)
Voice of America, May 28, 2022

律师要求会见谢阳第三次被拒 谢阳被非法羁押140天 (Xie Yang in unlawful detention for 140 days as lawyer is denied meeting for 3rd time)
Weiquanwang, May 31, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China rolls out strict licensing system for all online shows, tightening control over world’s biggest internet market
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2022

National security law: Hong Kong must uphold mainland China’s socialist system, stamp out delusions of change from ‘street politics’, state official warns
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2022

Related:
鄧炳強:186人涉違國安法被捕 完成審訊案件全定罪 (Security chief Chris Tang: 186 people arrested for breaching National Security Law; all convicted in completed trials)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 27, 2022

Security law a ‘glorious mission,’ but radicals ‘advocating terrorism’ still lurking, Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says
Hong Kong Free Press, May 30, 2022

Hong Kong judicial independence under systematic attack, legal figures warn
The Guardian, May 26, 2022

調查︰市民對立法規管假資訊否存分歧 憂言論新聞自由受限(Survey shows citizens divided on regulation on disinformation; some express concern over restrictions on free speech, press)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Shanghai edges towards COVID-19 reopening as Beijing plans to ease curbs
Reuters, May 28, 2022

China’s population is about to shrink for the first time since the great famine struck 60 years ago. Here’s what it means for the world
The Conversation, May 29, 2022

Hong Kong’s ‘one country, two systems’ will not change after 2047, top Beijing legal official says
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Bachelet’s Xinjiang visit is emblematic of the growing divide between China and the west
The Guardian, May 30, 2022

White Papers, fact sheets and colour revolutions: Beijing’s new narrative to justify Hong Kong’s national security regime
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2022

China: Tiananmen vigil events across globe in solidarity with Hong Kong
Amnesty International, May 26, 2022

The future of activism in Hong Kong — Q&A with Jeffrey Ngo
SupChina, May 27, 2022