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, June 09, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

画饼难充饥 捷克据称有意退出“16+1合作”(Czech Republic reportedly intends to withdraw from China-CEEC cooperation platform)
Deutsche Welle, June 9, 2022

中国在美国"后院"扩大贸易领先优势(China expands trade lead in U.S. 'backyard' Latin America)
Deutsche Welle, June 9, 2022

美安全机构:中国黑客袭击美网络次数超过其它国家总和(U.S. security agency: Chinese hackers have attacked U.S. networks more than other countries combined)
Voice of America, June 9, 2022

China’s Global Development Initiative is not as innocent as it sounds
The Economist, June 9, 2022

GHANA STUDY HIGHLIGHTS CHINESE DRIVE FOR GLOBAL MEDIA INFLUENCE
China Digital Times, June 8, 2022

Related:
Political Front Lines: China's Pursuit of Influence in Africa
The National Bureau of Asian Research, June 1, 2022

China offers citizens cash and ‘spiritual rewards’ for spying tipoffs
The Guardian, June 9, 2022

New training school for Hong Kong government workers to focus on raising awareness of national security, college head says
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2022

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

Fury at UN human rights chief over ‘whitewash’ of Uyghur repression
The Guardian, June 9, 2022

230多个人权团体发表联名信,要求联合国人权高专米歇尔∙巴切莱特辞职 (In joint letter, more than 230 human rights groups urge resignation of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet)
Voice of America, June 9, 2022

批巴切莱特访新疆失职 数百人权组织促下台(Hundreds of human rights groups urge Bachelet to step down after criticizing her visit to Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, June 9, 2022

失联半年的律师唐吉田传出被拘押期间头部受创,恐遭不人道对待(After being disappeared for half a year, lawyer Tang Jitian is reported to have suffered head injury in detention, raising concerns over inhumane treatment)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2022

当局不准狱中的黄琦自请律师,也不准与其母谈论案情(Authorities deny right of Huang Qi, 6 years into his 12-year term, to retain counsel of his choosing or discuss case with his mother)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2022

涉煽惑六四集會及殺警 男保安拒保獲釋 警:保留追究權利(Male security guard is released after refusing bail over charges of inciting others to join June 4 rally and kill police; police reserve right to investigate)
Mingpao, June 9, 2022

Taiwan’s Apple Daily finds buyer after Hong Kong edition shuttered, will retain most staff
Agence France-Presse, June 9, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

特首稱以去年底討論為基礎 短期看不到與內地通關可能(HK chief executive says based on discussions at end of last year, removing border checkpoint between mainland, Hong Kong not possible in short term)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 9, 2022

李家超遲交支持同意書申豁免 查錫我:法庭如拒絕廉署或介入(John Lee applies for exemption for late submission of consent letters supporting his CE candidacy; former ICAC investigator: If court rejects Lee’s appeal, ICAC may intervene)
inmediahk.net, June 9, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

European Parliament passes landslide vote on China’s alleged rights abuses in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2022

Related:
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
European Parliament, June 7, 2022

Shanghai to lock down 2.7 million, a week after easing Covid restrictions
The Guardian, June 9, 2022

Related:
严厉封控措施刚刚稍有放松,上海北京新冠疫情又拉响警报(COVID-19 alarm again heard in Shanghai, Beijing just as strict closure and control measures are relaxed)
Voice of America, June 9, 2022

Life is getting harder for gay people in China
The Economist, June 9, 2022

Between Islamophobia and homophobia: Life as an LGBTQ Uyghur in China
SupChina, June 9, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Xi Won’t Yield Over Zero-COVID Pressures
Foreign Policy, June 8, 2022

The U.S. Tech Sector Is Looking Weak. That’s a Geopolitical Risk.
美国地缘政治新风险:中国技术领域“弯道超车”

The New York Times, June 9, 2022

「坦克蛋糕」直播後消失的李佳琦:因無知而觸犯政治禁區的悖論(Disappearance of Li Jiaqi after livestreaming Tank Cake: Paradox of unknowingly violating political forbidden zone)
Initium Media, June 9, 2022

Wednesday, June 08, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中港同步推出以奖金鼓励告密以维护国家安全 (Mainland, Hong Kong launch bonus program simultaneously to encourage whistleblowers to safeguard national security)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2022

China offers cash for reporting 'national security' threats
Agence France-Presse, June 8, 2022

CENSORS SPOTLIGHT INADVERTENT JUNE FOURTH REMEMBRANCE WHILE QUASHING OTHERS
China Digital Times, June 7, 2022

Controversial Hong Kong Palace Museum to open July 2, with tickets costing from HK$50 to HK$120
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2022

中国航母动作频频 美中走向吊诡的“M型新冷战模式” (With Chinese aircraft carriers in frequent maneuver, U.S., China head toward a paradoxical m-type new cold war model)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2022

俄罗斯模仿中国冒进主义 世界失败于对中国束手无策 (Russia imitates China's adventurism as the world fails to check China)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2022

Human Rights Group Calls for Russian, Chinese Atrocities to Be Laid Bare
Voice of America, June 8, 2022

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

紧急关注:遭强迫失踪的唐吉田律师情况危急 (Urgent Concern: Lawyer Tang Jitian, forcibly disappeared, is in critical condition)
Weiquanwang, June 8, 2022

新闻自由重创、民主派媒体接连关停,香港人还看什么新闻? (Press freedom severely damaged, pro-democracy media shut down one after another—what news are Hong Kong people watching?)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2022

台灣蘋果新聞網完成交接 大部份員工及葉一堅獲留用 (Taiwan Apple News completes handover, keeping most employees and Ip Yut Kin)
Ming Pao, June 8, 2022

《逃犯條例》法案委員會「鬧雙胞」引議員爭主持會議 梁耀忠認襲葛珮帆囚兩周 (2019 Hong Kong extradition bill committee members compete to preside over meeting; Leung Yiu-chung admits to attacking Elizabeth Quat Pei-fan, is sentenced to two weeks in prison)
Ming Pao, June 8, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Another US consumer service is leaving China
Quartz, June 8, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Xinjiang Scholars Urge UN Rights Chief to Publish China Report
Bloomberg, June 8, 2022

Dozens Of NGOs Urge UN Rights Chief To Resign After China Visit
Agence France-Presse, June 8, 2022

What next for China’s zero-Covid policy after Shanghai lockdown?
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2022

China’s Risky Revival of Mao-Era Grassroots Mobilization Methods
The Diplomat, June 7, 2022

Hong Kong’s John Lee asks court to ‘relieve’ penalties for failing to comply with election regulations
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2022

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