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 01, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s reform and opening: 40 years and counting
The Diplomat, June 1, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/chinas-reform-and-opening-40-years-and-counting

Portraits of persistence: the Hongkongers refusing to let memories of China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown die
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2148681/portraits-persistence-hongkongers-refusing-let-memories-die

Related:
Hong Kong’s leftover Tiananmen activists face cynicism, powerlessness and growing resignation that 1989 protesters may never be vindicated
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2148642/hong-kongs-leftover-tiananmen-activists-face-cynicism

专访支联会主席:悼念六四 良心行为 (Interview: Chair of Hong Kong Alliance says commemorating June Fourth is an act of conscience)
Deutsche Welle, June 1, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2yVPx

首座刘晓波永久雕像将竖立台北 (The first permanent statute of Liu Xiaobo to be displayed in Taipei)
Deutsche Welle, June 1, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2ylHF

Related:
Taiwan plans sculpture honoring Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel-winning activist
The New York Times, June 1, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/world/asia/liu-xiaobo.html

天安門母親致習近平公開信 堅持真相、賠償及問責 (Tiananmen Mothers send open letter to Xi Jinping, persevering in request for truth, compensation, and accountability)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 1, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1399418-20180601.htm

Related:
Open letter to Xi Jinping from the Tiananmen Mothers
天安门母亲致习近平公开信
Human Rights in China, May 31, 2018
EN: https://www.hrichina.org/en/node/21838
CH: https://www.hrichina.org/chs/node/21828