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, June 07, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Exclusive | Hong Kong police chief warns viewers to avoid documentary about city’s social unrest over concerns of possible national security violations
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2022

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends police action to close off Victoria Park on June 4, saying anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown could spur violent activism
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2022

FCC主席承認《立場》停運後曾受邀與外交部駐港公署飲茶見面(FCC chairman admits he was invited to meet for tea with Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in HK after Stand News ceased operation)
inmediahk.net, June 6, 2022

China secretly building PLA naval facility in Cambodia, Western officials say
The Washington Post, June 6, 2022

中國封控促使年輕人重新考慮人生規劃 (China’s lockdowns make the young rethink their life plans)
Initium Media, June 6, 2022

Related:
China’s Lockdowns Prompt a Rethinking of Life Plans Among the Young
The Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2022

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

浙江杭州民主党人、八九学生领袖徐光遭拘留 (Hangzhou Democratic Party member, 1989 student leader Xu Guang detained)
Weiquanwang, June 7, 2022

Hong Kong pro-democracy figures set for largest national security trial
Agence France-Presse, June 7, 2022

National security: 2 more Hong Kong democrats see case transferred to High Court, where max penalty is life in prison
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2022

「二代美國隊長」違《國安法》提刑期上訴質疑案件非「情節嚴重」 成首宗《國安法》刑期上訴(“Captain America” challenges characterization of his case as “grave,” becoming first national security case to appeal sentence)
Ming Pao, June 7, 2022

Hong Kong singer-activist appears in court without lawyer after withdrawing legal aid application
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2022

女學生涉「三罷」非法集結罪成判囚4.5月 官不接納被告有悔意(Female student is sentenced to 4.5 months in jail after conviction of illegal assembly over "three suspensions" in 2019; judge rejects defendant's expression of remorse)
Ming Pao, June 7, 2022

宣誓被質疑拒回覆 姚鈞豪被取消大埔區議員議席(Herman Yiu is unseated from Tai Po district councilor post after oath being questioned)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 6, 2022

June 4 in Hong Kong: A suppressed city fights for its memory of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
SupChina, June 6, 2022

Police launch anti-terrorism hotline
The Standard, June 7, 2022

政府修例禁違國安者做社工 立法會小組「歡笑聲」中完成逐條審議(Gov't amends law to ban national security violators from being social workers)
inmediahk.net, June 7, 2022

China is easing its big tech crackdown amid a wounded economy
Quartz, June 7, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China and US locked in new infowar after Chinese social media claims American manipulation over Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2022

EU lawmakers push to designate human rights conditions in Xinjiang as ‘genocide’
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2022

李佳琦坦克冰淇淋蛋糕事件让近亿粉丝得知六四事件 (Li Jiaqi's ice-cream tank inadvertently introduces nearly 100 million fans to June Fourth incident)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2022

中國大學畢業生就業難 官方推動到基層社區工作 (College graduates face challenge in finding jobs; authorities push them to work in grassroots communities)
Central News Agency, June 7, 2022

Kindle宣布退出中國:一場閱讀變革的發生與沉寂 (Kindle announces its withdrawal from China: Rise and silencing of a reading revolution)
Initium Media, June 6, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Will the Verdict on June Fourth Ever be Reversed?: Interview with Professor Andrew Nathan (六四的定性会被推翻吗?——专访黎安友)
Human Rights in China, June 4, 2022

Lockdowns and Tiananmen amnesia – why Beijing isn’t ready for the Chinese century
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2022

Monday, June 06, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

New history textbooks for Hong Kong students ‘compress details of Tiananmen Square crackdown, with no mention of commemorative vigil’
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2022

Australia accuses China of intercepting surveillance plane
澳大利亚指责中国拦截其侦察机

Financial Times, June 5, 2022

U.S. Urged to Step Up in Pacific After China Visit; ‘It’s Not Only About Having McDonald’s in Fiji’
中国“外交旋风”刮过太平洋,美国加紧应对
The Wall Street Journal, June 5-6, 2022

几十个国家要求国际劳工组织调查新疆侵犯劳工权利行为(Dozens of countries ask ILO to investigate labor rights violations in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, June 3, 2022

Related:
U.S. and others seek ILO China mission to probe alleged Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, June 2, 2022

档案揭秘:德中情报合作 六四后亦未停止(Secret files reveal Germany, China have been conducting intelligence cooperation even after June Fourth massacre)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2022

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

警监严密:天安门母亲成员今赴公墓祭拜亲人(Under police watch, members of Tiananmen Mothers visit cemetery to commemorate their loved ones who perished in June Fourth massacre)
Radio France Internationale, June 4, 2022

“It's my duty”: 中国网民在审查机器的夹缝间纪念六四(“It's my duty”: Despite censorship, Chinese netizens try to bypass sensitive words to mark June Fourth)
Voice of America, June 4, 2022

Tiananmen crackdown anniversary: Hong Kong police make 6 arrests as Beijing slams consulates for ‘political tricks’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2022

Related:
六四33年|前支聯會常委趙恩來持花到銅鑼灣遭截查 警稱或煽動非法集結要求離開(Former HK Alliance standing committee member Chiu Yan-loy stopped and searched by police while bringing flowers to Causeway Bay; police say it may incite unlawful assembly, ask him to leave)
Ming Pao, June 4, 2022

六四33年|劉山青被捕 穿李旺陽肖像T恤到維園(Lau Shan-ching of League of Social Democrats wears a T-shirt with Li Wangyang's portrait to Victoria Park, is arrested)
Ming Pao, June 4, 2022

【六四33】社民連欲默站被阻 成員余煒彬被拉上警車離開(League of Social Democrats members standing in silence are made to leave; Yu Wai-pan is taken into police van)
inmediahk.net, June 4, 2022

【六四33】李卓人第二年獄中禁食悼念 發文勉港人:邪惡永遠不會戰勝(Lee Cheuk-yan fasts in prison for 2nd year to commemorate June Fourth, writes to Hong Kongers: Evil will never prevail)
inmediahk.net, June 3, 2022

【六四33】藝術家行為藝術悼六四 一人涉公眾地方行為不檢被捕(Artists use performance to mourn June Fourth; one is arrested for disorderly conduct in public places)
inmediahk.net, June 3, 2022

Dozens of Hong Kong democrats may face life in prison as national security case transferred to High Court
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2022

黎智英等涉欺詐案 法官裁定表證成(Jimmy Lai and others charged with alleged fraud has a case to answer)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 6, 2022

古思堯出發中聯辦示威前被捕否認煽動罪 警檢獲採訪邀請及寫上「打倒共產黨」字眼棺木(Veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu pleads not guilty to sedition for planning to protest at liaison office of central gov't; police seize press invitation and coffin inscribed with "Down with the Communist Party")
Ming Pao, June 6, 2022

兩男認中環「和你Lunch」非法集結 分判入勞教中心及教導所(Two men sentenced to detention center and correctional centre after pleading guilty to unlawful assembly in "Lunch with you" action during 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, June 6, 2022

Publishers warn of grim future for industry after 2 more applications to join Hong Kong Book Fair rejected
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2022

Third political cartoonist leaves Hong Kong in less than 7 weeks, citing shrinking artistic freedom
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

回應中小學將圖書下架 楊潤雄:學校館藏內容不可違國安 已具清晰指引(In response to removal of books by primary and secondary schools, Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung: School library collections must not violate national security under already clear guidelines)
Ming Pao, June 6, 2022

Eye of the beholder: Will security and human-rights concerns get Chinese camera makers Hikvision and Dahua banned in the UK?
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

布林肯国务卿关于六四屠杀事件33周年的声明(全文翻译)(Statement by Secretary of State Blinken on the 33rd Anniversary of June Fourth Massacre (translation))
Voice of America, June 4, 2022

Related:
The 33rd Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
U.S. Department of State, June 3, 2022

六四悼念全球遍地开花 令中国形象更负面(June Fourth commemorations held all over the world further worsen China's image)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2022

Chinese Influencer’s Ice-Cream Pitch Inadvertently Introduces Fans to Tiananmen Square Massacre
李佳琦直播宣传冰淇淋产品时无意间引发粉丝探究六四事件
The Wall Street Journal, June 5-6, 2022

Tiananmen Massacre vigils are banned in Hong Kong, though memorials persist across the world
GlobalVoices, June 5, 2022

Candles, flags and a howl of pain: Taiwan remembers Tiananmen
The Guardian, June 5, 2022

For Hong Kong students, marking Tiananmen may now require ‘hide and seek’
The Washington Post, June 4, 2022

Tiananmen crackdown statues unveiled in Norway, Taiwan after monuments disappear in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, June 4, 2022

上海重回"精准防控"模式 核酸检测将每次收費(Shanghai returns to "precise prevention and control" mode, PCR test will be charged each time)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2022

质疑核酸检测常态化 中国学者文章登热搜榜首(Questioning normalization of PCR testing, law professor's article tops China trending search list)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

专访“香港监察”创办人罗杰斯:习近平不垮台,人权迫害难终结(Interview with Benedict Rogers, founder of Hong Kong Watch: If Xi Jinping does not fall, human rights persecution will not end)
Voice of America, June 6, 2022

The World Has Not Learnt the Lessons of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Diplomat, June 6, 2022

Why banning Hong Kong’s Tiananmen crackdown commemorations highlights the authorities’ insecurities
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2022

Hong Kong: Tiananmen anniversary arrests an insult to memory of victims
Amnesty International, June 4, 2022

Why China Threads the Needle on Ukraine
Foreign Policy, June 4, 2022

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