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, October 25, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

China censors searches for 'Hu Jintao,' the former president removed from congress
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2022

Screening of Taiwanese documentary axed at Hong Kong film festival after censors request removal of protest scenes
Hong Kong Free Press, October 25, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

加拿大团体抗议中国战狼外交 渥太华表态脱钩(Canadian groups protest China's “wolf warrior” diplomacy; Ottawa signals economic and trade decoupling from China)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2022

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

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, former company executive found guilty of fraud in office lease case
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2022

Team of journalists resigned after SCMP axed 3-part series on Xinjiang abuses, ex-editor says
Hong Kong Free Press, October 25, 2022

全英十一城港人发声:把施袭中国外交官赶出英国(Hong Kongers in 11 UK cities speak out: Expel physically violent Chinese diplomats)
Radio Free Asia, October 24, 2022

涉連登發港獨等言論 公務員認煽動囚6個月 官稱宣揚武裝革命令熾熱氣氛升溫(Civil servant is sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for posting HK independence-related posts on LIHKG forum
Inmediahk, October 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

楊何蓓茵稱新的《公務員守則》不再用「政治中立」(Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung: No more "political neutrality" in new "Code of Practice for Civil Servants")
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 25, 2022

下學年起新聘教師須通過基本法及香港國安法測試(Newly recruited teachers must pass Basic Law and HK National Security Law exams starting next school year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 24, 2022

藝發局選舉「完善」後投票人數減七成 投票率急跌至不足兩成(Voter number drops by 70%, turnout plummets to below 20% after Hong Kong Arts Development Council “optimized” election)
Inmediahk, October 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

The 20th Party Congress: Xi Jinping Exerts Overwhelming Control Over Personnel, but Offers No Clues on Reviving the Economy
Jamestown Foundation, October 24, 2022

Xi Jinping’s party purge prompts fears of greater Taiwan invasion risk
The Guardian, October 25, 2022

A Lonely Protest in Beijing Inspires Young Chinese to Find Their Voice
四通桥事件鼓舞下,中国年轻人的政治觉醒
The New York Times, October 25, 2022

The Hong Kong connection: Xi Jinping, 4 other top Chinese leaders and an ideologue who studied city from afar
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Can the Social Media and Poster Campaign Against Xi Jinping Make a Difference?
The Diplomat, October 25, 2022

The Hidden Audience of China’s Undiplomatic Diplomacy
The Diplomat, October 25, 2022

Why Xi’s fixation on loyalty could be perilous for China
The Christian Science Monitor, October 24, 2022

Young Chinese Are Despairing of a Zero-COVID Future
Foreign Policy, October 24, 2022

Monday, October 24, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

China, Vatican extend deal on bishop appointments
Deutsche Welle, October 23, 2022

Chinese censors remove reports of teen’s death in Covid-19 quarantine facility
Agence France-Presse, October 21, 2022

Hong Kong’s John Lee says he won’t try to change people’s political views, but pledges ‘action’ to reach out to youth
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Two alleged Chinese spies charged with trying to obstruct US Huawei investigation
CNN, October 24, 2022

Related:
United States of America against Guochun He and Zheng Wang, Defendants
United States District Court Eastern District of New York, October 24, 2022

Video: Merrick Garland holds news conference on national security issue
The Washington Post, October 24, 2022

德国访团会见蔡英文 反对中国武力恫吓台湾(German parliamentary delegation meets Tsai Ing-wen, opposes China's use of force to intimidate Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, October 24, 2022

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

习近平连任 上海有年轻人拉智慧横幅游行抗议(As Xi Jinping receives 3rd term, young people in Shanghai protest with smart banner supporting Sitong Bridge protest)
Radio France Internationale, October 24, 2022

曾获刑3年、今年4月底才刑满出狱的广西人权律师陈家鸿再遭刑事拘留(Guangxi human rights lawyer Chen Jiahong, released from prison April this year after serving 3-year sentence, is criminally detained)
Weiquanwang, October 24, 2022

湖北人权捍卫者帅仁兵涉“寻滋罪”案将于2022年10月26日在潜江市法院开庭审理(Hubei human rights defender Shuai Renbing to be tried for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in Qianjiang municipal court on Oct. 26)
Weiquanwang, October 22, 2022

江西省九江市网络活跃人士王林安已被批捕(Wang Lin’an, Internet activist in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, is arrested on charge of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, October 24, 2022

Chinese police pressure family of U.S.-based student over support for 'Bridge Man'
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2022

4 ex-members of Hong Kong activist group Student Politicism jailed up to 3 years under national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, October 23, 2022

Related:
憂教導所專注職訓 被告求判監續讀書(Defendant in Student Politicism’s national security case seeks prison sentence to continue study as she worries correctional center focuses on vocational training)
Ming Pao, October 23, 2022

呂世瑜上訴刑期 律政司引內地刑法解讀國安法被官質疑 上訴庭押後裁決(PolyU student Lui Sai-yu appeals sentence; DoJ citation of mainland criminal law to interpret national security law is questioned by judge)
Ming Pao, October 24, 2022

Nine jailed for rioting near PolyU in 2019
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 22, 2022

英国港人游行集会 “谴责中国领事馆人员袭击和掳走和平示威者”。(Hong Kongers in UK protest to "condemn Chinese consulate personnel for attacking and abducting peaceful protesters")
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2022

‘Reckless’ words had no seditious intent, says Hong Kong court goer accused under colonial-era law
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s Communist Party enshrines opposition to Taiwan independence in its constitution
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2022

Beijingers are tired but resigned to COVID zero
The China Project, October 21, 2022

Relevance of mainland Chinese law to interpret national security provisions questioned by Hong Kong court
Hong Kong Free Press, October 24, 2022

李家超:普選非優先工作 應探討具香港特色民主制度(John Lee: Universal suffrage is not a priority; should explore a democratic system with Hong Kong characteristics)
Inmediahk, October 22, 2022

蔡若蓮:官校新入職及晉升教師2年內須赴內地考察(Education Secretary Christine Choi: Newly recruited, promoted public school teachers must visit mainland within 2 years)
Ming Pao, October 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China’s leader Xi Jinping secures third term and stacks inner circle with loyalists
The Guardian, October 23, 2022

Related:
China’s 20th Party Congress: Former leader Hu Jintao removed from meeting, name censored online
Agence France-Presse, October 22, 2022

How Xi Jinping Remade China in His Image
The New York Times, October 23, 2022

The 20th Politburo
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2022

Absence of women in China’s new leadership elite a ‘step backwards’ for political diversity, say observers
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2022

China waits till congress’s end to release data on underperforming growth
The Washington Post, October 24, 2022

Outside of China, concern exceeds optimism as Xi Jinping begins third term as ruler
Radio Free Asia, October 23, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

FP Live: Deciphering China’s 20th Party Congress
Foreign Policy, October 24, 2022

China: echoes of authoritarian past as Xi Jinping cements his place at the heart of a Communist Party now entirely built around him
The Conversation, October 24, 2022

习近平大权独揽 “习家军”四大重点分析(Xi Jinping's monopoly of power: Analysis of 4 key points in "Xi's Army")
Deutsche Welle, October 24, 2022

How Xi Jinping Transformed China—and His Challenges Ahead
习近平主政十年如何重塑中国?未来面临哪些挑战?
The Wall Street Journal, October 22-24, 2022

China Speeds up Its ‘Look West’ Strategy
The Diplomat, October 22, 2022

Friday, October 21, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s assertive foreign policy set to continue, despite imminent change to diplomatic corps leadership
Channel News Asia, October 21, 2022

The origins of China’s overreach
The China Project, October 20, 2022

China using influencers to whitewash human rights abuses, report finds
The Guardian, October 20, 2022

Related:
Frontier influencers: The new face of China’s propaganda
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, October 19, 2022

报告:北京欲藉“边疆网红”影片洗刷人权劣迹(ASPI report: China is using "frontier influencer" videos to scrub human rights abuses)
Deutsche Welle, October 21, 2022

Hong Kong Cancels Screening of Batman Film, Citing Violence
Bloomberg, October 21, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

US charges seven over alleged Beijing plot to forcibly repatriate ‘elite’ Chinese
The Guardian and Reuters, October 21, 2022

Related:
又有7人因"猎狐行动"在美国被起诉(U.S. indicts 7 more Chinese citizens for involvement in “Operation Fox Hunt”)
Deutsche Welle, October 21, 2022

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

不再政治冷漠:全球上百所高校留学生张贴海报反对习近平连任(No more political indifference: Chinese students at hundreds of colleges around the world put up posters against Xi Jinping’s getting a third term)
Voice of America, October 21, 2022

西藏色达县与炉霍县6名藏人被控“分裂国家”而遭判4至14年徒刑(6 Tibetans in Seda and Luhuo counties in Tibet are sentenced to 4 to 14 years in prison for "separatism")
Voice of Tibet, October 19, 2022

林明洁在服刑期间屡遭酷刑,盼见律师 望关注!(Rights activist Lin Mingjie is repeatedly tortured in prison, asks to see a lawyer)
Weiquanwang, October 21, 2022

在美留学生露脸声援"四通桥勇士" 中国警察找上家人(Chinese student in U.S. supports "Sitong Bridge Warrior”; his parents in Beijing are questioned by police)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

中国极端防疫“十大”违法违规措施(China's extreme epidemic prevention: "Top Ten" illegal measures)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2022

How revised Chinese law makes Shanghai party chief a hot candidate for role of premier
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2022

陳國基稱紀律部隊採用中式步操 體現對國家忠誠和認同(HK Chief Secretary Eric Chan says Disciplined Services adopt Chinese-style marching step to reflect loyalty to and identification with country)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 21, 2022

官校率先推聯校國教 辦中式步操訓練比賽、參觀愛國教育支援中心(Public schools take lead in promoting joint national education by holding Chinese-style marching step training competition and visits to patriotic education support center)
Inmediahk, October 21, 2022

全港中小學已設國安教育小組 教育局訪千六間學校瞭解進度(All primary and secondary schools in HK have set up national security education working groups; Education Bureau visits 1,600 schools to gauge progress)
Inmediahk, October 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China doubles down on national security in face of new challenges
Channel News Asia, October 20, 2022

No Party in Urumqi: Ongoing Covid Outbreak Causes Concern Among Residents
What's on Weibo, October 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Under Xi, China wants absolute security. It’s making the world nervous.
The Washington Post, October 21, 2022

每周时事分析:“二十大”后,中国将如何与世界互动?(How will China interact with the world after 20th CPC National Congress?)
Financial Times, October 21, 2022

No, Capitalism and the Internet Will Not Free China’s People
中国人的思想从未真正获得过自由

The New York Times, October 21, 2022

Xi Jinping has no interest in succession planning
The Economist, October 20, 2022

How Long Can Beijing Avoid Accountability for Its Abuses in Xinjiang?
The Diplomat, October 20, 2022

‘Bridge Man’ Peng Zaizhou’s Mission Impossible and His ‘Toolkit for the Removal of Xi Jinping’
China Change, October 19, 2022