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 06, 2017

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Thousands join Hong Kong vigil for Tiananmen Square anniversary
Reuters, June 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tiananmen-idUSKBN18V06C

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China hits back at Taiwan leader's offer of help on democracy
Reuters, June 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-idUSKBN18W0A9

时事大家谈:六四血迹改变了历史足迹 (Current Affairs Discussion: The blood of June Fourth altered the historical footprint)
Voice of America, June 6, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voaweishi-io-20170605-june-4th-commemorate/3887604.html

Tiananmen Square anniversary: A war of memory and oblivion
The Diplomat, June 5, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/tiananmen-square-anniversary-a-war-of-memory-and-oblivion/

The meaning of Tiananmen: 28 years later
The Diplomat, June 5, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/the-meaning-of-tiananmen-28-years-later/

部分中国人改变对天安门事件看法 (Some Chinese citizens change their opinion on Tiananmen crackdown)
Financial Times, June 5, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001072863

南京史庭福纪念六四被刑拘 株洲8人行为艺术被抓失联 (Shi Tingfu from Nanjing arrested for commemorating June Fourth, 8 other people in Zhuzhou taken away, contact lost and disappeared)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1e-06052017105629.html/ampRFA

“习金平”是巧合?编剧谈《人民的名义》用意 (Is "Xi Jinping" a coincidence? Screenwriter discusses meanings of "In the Name of the People")
The New York Times, June 6, 2017
https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170606/china-drama-zhou-meisen/