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, July 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

美国中情局局长:未来十年中国攻打台湾风险会越来越大(CIA director: Risk of China's attack on Taiwan will grow in next decade)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 21, 2022

美国调查华为设备对军事机密构成的威胁(U.S. probes China’s Huawei over equipment for threat to military secrets)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

Related:
Exclusive: U.S. probes China's Huawei over equipment near missile silos
Reuters, July 21, 2022

比利时指责中国从事“恶意网络活动”(Belgium accuses China of “malicious cyber activity”)
Voice of America, July 21, 2022

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

长沙富能公益案吴葛剑雄出狱 程渊还在狱中(Wu Gejianxiong, member of Changsha Funeng public interest group, is released; colleague Cheng Yuan is still in prison)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

Hong Kong protests: prosecutors press more serious charges against suspects for carrying zip ties to 2019 clashes
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2022

End of story or new chapter? How Hong Kong’s independent booksellers are adapting to life under national security law
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2022

Veteran Hong Kong journalist Kevin Lau stops writing for local paper, says he is retiring
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong journalists make YouTube tribute on 3rd anniversary of bloody mob attacks
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong Law Reform Commission proposes 5 new offences to rein in cybercrime, with tougher penalties of up to life imprisonment
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2022

Article 23 finds new life online
The Standard, July 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

断供风波延烧 新土地政策试点(With mortgage non-payments raging, some cities introduce pilot land policies)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

不满被拖欠工资 沈阳多个核酸检测点“大白”罢工(Staff of many PCR testing sites in Shenyang on strike over wages owed)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2022

Hong Kong, Macau replicate China's 'zero COVID' measures
Deutsche Welle, July 21, 2022

US lawmakers urge sanctions against Hong Kong prosecutors for ‘undermining’ city’s rule of law
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2022

US issues ‘wrongful detention’ risk warning for travellers to Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

How to Resist China’s Campaign of Transnational Repression
The Diplomat, July 21, 2022

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

新疆再度维稳,乌市数百人临时转移至南疆接受”法制教育”(Prior to Xi Jinping's visit, Xinjiang police stepped up measures to maintain stability, temporarily transferring hundreds of people from Urumqi to southern Xinjiang for "legal education")
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2022

路透:中國阻擋聯合國發佈新疆人權報告(Reuters: China seeks to stop UN from releasing report on Xinjiang human rights)
Deutsche Welle, July 20, 2022

Related:
EXCLUSIVE China seeks to stop UN rights chief from releasing Xinjiang report-document
Reuters, July 20, 2022

澳智庫揭露中國新疆外宣成效 哪個地區最買單(Australian think tank reveals effectiveness of China's propaganda on Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, July 20, 2022

Related:
Assessing the Impact of CCP Information Operations Related to Xinjiang
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, July 20, 2022

Anger in China after officials break into homes in hunt for Covid contacts
Associated Press, July 20, 2022

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

美国《2022年人口贩运报告》关注铁链女事件(U.S. 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report raises concern about chained woman incident in China)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2022

Related:
2022 Trafficking in Persons Report
U.S. Department of State, July 19, 2022

Chinese students vow to fight penalty for distributing rainbow flags at Tsinghua University
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong’s sedition offences should not be used to impose ‘political censorship,’ lawyer argues at speech therapists trial
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong veteran democrat Albert Ho denied bail again over Tiananmen vigil group case
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2022

Hong Kong publishers adopt cautious attitude ahead of Asia’s largest annual book fair
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Outbreaks in China prompt lockdowns and fears of more economic woes.
中国多地再度进入封锁,引发对更多经济问题的担忧

The New York Times, July 20, 2022

Strict Government Censorship Requirements Leave Chinese Tech Companies Struggling Overseas
The Diplomat, July 20, 2022

China’s new data export rules cast doubt over Hong Kong’s role as gateway to the mainland
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2022

林定國指23條立法仍在研究中 惟未有時間表(Secretary of Justice, Paul Lam: Article 23 legislation still at investigatory stage; no concrete timetable for bill’s passage)
inmediahk.net, July 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

‘My Worldview Has Been Destroyed’: Chinese Banking Scandal Tests Faith in the System
河南村镇银行丑闻打击中国当局公信力

The New York Times, July 20, 2022

习近平邀欧盟四国领导人赴京 真消息假消息?(Xi Jinping invites leaders of 4 EU countries to Beijing, true news or false news? )
Radio France Internationale, July 20, 2022

Related:
Xi Jinping invites leaders of 4 EU countries to Beijing, true news or false news?
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2022

A new subvariant is the latest challenge to China’s zero-covid policy
The Economist, July 19, 2022

BEIJING PULLS COVID ISOLATION TRACKING BRACELETS AFTER BACKLASH; HONG KONG ROLLOUT GOES AHEAD
China Digital Times, July 19, 2022

China property: refusing to pay mortgages is a powerful political weapon
Financial Times, July 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

经济学人:习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义(下) (The Economist: Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 3)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2022

Related:
习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义(中)(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 2)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2022

经济学人:习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义(上)(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 1)
Radio France Internationale, July 18, 2022

Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism
The Economist, July 13, 2022

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

How China Threatens to Splinter the Metaverse
Wired, July 19, 2022

A North Dakota City Attracted a Corn Mill. Then Came Questions About Its Chinese Owners.
在美国小城,一座中资玉米加工厂引发的问题与忧虑

The New York Times, July 19, 2022

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

中国版“N号房事件” 举报猥亵女童上万案疑遭控评(Chinese version of "Nth Room": Victims number nearly 50,000; online platforms suppress reports, discussions. searches)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2022

8 Hong Kong democrats file appeal against Covid-related conviction and sentence at 2020 Labour Day demo
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2022

涉庭內拍手被控煽動 「旁聽師」第四度高院申保釋被拒 (Man accused of inciting violence after clapping hands in court is refused bail for the 4th time)
inmediahk.net, July 19, 2022

涉WhatsApp群組籲殺警 3男事隔兩年半被控煽惑傷人 擬不認罪9月開審 (3 men involved in a WhatsApp group calling for the killing of the police are charged with inciting violence 2.5 years after the fact; trial to begin in September)
inmediahk.net, July 19, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

U.S. aid chief criticizes China’s ‘absence’ in a food crisis stoked by Russia’s invasion.
美国官员谴责中国在全球粮食危机援助行动中“缺席”

The New York Times, July 19, 2022

应对中国军事活动加剧 美下令全面审查中方不安全不专业行为(As China's military activities intensify, U.S. orders comprehensive review of China's unsafe, unprofessional behavior)
Voice of America, July 19, 2022

葉劉:勾結外國勢力是大忌 民主黨重返議會須符愛國者治港「金標準」(Regina Ip: Collusion with foreign forces is taboo; the Democratic Party’s return to parliament must meet the “gold standard” of patriots governing Hong Kong)
inmediahk.net, July 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

北京邀歐四國領導人11月來華會習近平?中外交部:假消息(Beijing invites leaders of 4 European countries to China to meet Xi Jinping in November? Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Fake news)
Deutsche Welle, July 19, 2022

‘My Worldview Has Been Destroyed’: Chinese Banking Scandal Tests Faith in the System
The New York Times, July 19, 2022

China says it will take ‘forceful measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
The Washington Post, July 19, 2022

Related:
媒體稱佩洛西計劃8月訪台 中方要求「不得安排」(Media report Pelosi plans to visit Taiwan in August; China demands “no planning”)
Deutsche Welle, July 19, 2022

Outbreaks in China prompt lockdowns and fears of more economic woes.
The New York Times, July 19, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义(中)(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 2)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2022

Related:
经济学人:习近平培育了一种丑陋的中国式民族主义(上)(Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism, part 1)
Radio France Internationale, July 18, 2022

Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism
The Economist, Jul 13th 2022

Monday, July 18, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s Leader Visits Xinjiang for the First Time Since Imposing Crackdown
实施镇压以来首次考察新疆,习近平意图彰显团结稳定

The New York Times, July 18, 2022

警方“百日行动” 头15日已拘7.3万人 寻衅滋事案3200余件(Police have detained 73,000 people on first 15 days of Hundred-Day Operation, with more than 3,200 cases of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2022

Putin and Xi’s Bet on the Global South
普京与习近平寻求沿南北轴线重塑国际格局
The Wall Street Journal, July 15-18, 2022

中国举行太平洋岛国政党对话会,与美争夺地区影响力(China holds Pacific Island political parties dialogue to compete with U.S. for regional influence)
Voice of America, July 16, 2022

海峡论坛成促统大会 习近平加码拉拢台湾青年(Straits Forum becomes platform for promoting unification; Xi Jinping steps up efforts to win over Taiwan’s youth)
Voice of America, July 17, 2022

Military drills a sign of Beijing’s increasingly aggressive stance towards Taiwan, analysts say
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2022

A Chinese office platform confirms that users’ files on its cloud server are subject to censorship
GlobalVoices, July 18, 2022

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

紧急关注:著名人权律师王宇成都医院看病 遭医院保安暴力 报警去派出所笔录竟被控涉嫌扰乱公共场所秩序(Well-known human rights lawyer Wang Yu is charged with disturbing order in a public place after she called police over attack by Chengdu hospital security)
Weiquanwang, July 18, 2022

原贵州大学教授杨绍政涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权案将于2022年7月29号在贵阳市中级人民法院开庭开庭(Trial of Yang Shaozheng, former professor of Guizhou University, on inciting subversion of state power to be held on July 29, 2022)
Weiquanwang, July 17, 2022

Concerns remain over the health of journalists, writers jailed in China: RSF
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2022

打油詩被指影射習近平 中國記者微博遭禁言(Chinese reporter is banned from Weibo for limericks accused of targeting Xi Jinping)
Deutsche Welle, July 18, 2022

Hong Kong orders first person convicted under security law to pay HK$1.38 million for failed legal bids
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2022

Sedition is ‘like treason,’ prosecutor tells Hong Kong court at speech therapists’ trial over books about sheep
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2022

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says group was forced to delete online posts allegedly violating security law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2022

Hong Kong leader John Lee says he and journalists are ‘in the same boat,’ hopes they join him in promoting positive narrative of city
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China banks told to bail out property developers as mortgage boycotts threaten economy
The Guardian, July 18, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

No longer the most populous, but still China wants to be world number one
The Guardian, July 17, 2022

Hong Kong phrase ‘add oil’ is older than you think – and we need it now more than ever
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2022