June Fourth (六四)

Hong Kong marks Tiananmen Crackdown, as China ignores event
The New York Times, June 4, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/world/asia/hong-kong-tiananmen-vigil.html

港台纪念六四 蔡英文脸书简体发帖 (Hong Kong, Taiwan commemorate June 4, President Tsai Ing-wen posts in simplified characters on Facebook)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2018
http://www.dw.com/zh/港台纪念六四-蔡英文脸书简体发帖/a-44071299

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现场直击：逾11万人香港维园悼“六四”29周年 (Eyewitnesses: More than 110,000 people attended 29th anniversary of June 4 in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-44358784

June 4 vigil turnout beats expectations as Hong Kong organisers call for mass showing at next year's 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2149245/june-4-vigil-turnout-beats-expectations-hong-kong-organisers

Tiananmen anniversary — keeping the memory of the massacre alive
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2018
http://www.dw.com/en/tiananmen-anniversary-keeping-the-memory-of-the-massacre-alive/a-44070827

Costly date: 64.89 yuan forbidden on Tiananmen June 4 anniversary
Agence France-Presse, June 4, 2018
https://www¬¬.yahoo.com/news/us-china-tussle-over-tiananmen-anniversary-091703852.html

Xi Jinping urged to “re-evaluate” Tiananmen crackdown in letter from victims’ families
Agence France-Presse, June 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2148974/xi-jinping-urged-re-evaluate-tiananmen-crackdown-letter

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“六四” 29周年：真相、遗忘与分化 (29th anniversary of June 4: Truth, compensation, and accountability)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-44353179

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

International Community Must Support the Tiananmen Mothers to Press for Official Accounting of the 1989 June Fourth Crackdown
国际社会必须支持天安门母亲，敦促中国当局承担六四镇压责任
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2018
EN: https://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/international-community-must-support-tiananmen-mothers-press-official
CH: https://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/guo-ji-she-hui-bi-xu-zhi-chi-tian-men-mu-qin-dun-cu-zhong-guo-dang-ju

#Tankman2018: Hero of Tiananmen protest remembered across globe
The Guardian, June 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/04/tankman2018-hero-of-tiananmen-protest-remembered-across-globe

Related:
调查发现香港少年竟多不识长安街“坦克人”是什么 (Survey: Many Hong Kong young people do not know about Chang’an Street “tank man”)
Radio France Internationale, June 4, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180604-调查发现香港少年竟多不识长安街坦克人是什么

China and U.S. in war of words over Tiananmen crackdown death toll
The Telegraph, June 4, 2018
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/04/china-us-war-words-tiananmen-crackdowndeath-toll

Related:
Release the Tiananmen Square death toll, United States urges China
Reuters, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2149118/release-tiananmen-square-death-toll-united-states-urges

六四29周年 美促中对受难者负责 (On 29th anniversary of June 4, U.S. raises China’s accountability to victims)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2018
http://www.dw.com/zh/六四29周年-美促中对受难者负责/a-44063071

June 4 Tiananmen anniversary vigil in Hong Kong: Despite student snub, attendance higher than last year, with 115,000 present according to organisers
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2149203/tiananmen-anniversary-vigil-hong-kong-hundreds-arrive

Related:
Hong Kong student groups snub candlelight vigil to remember bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4, saying there is no moral duty to attend
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2149127/no-moral-duty-attend-june-4-vigil-hong-kong-student-groups

Exclusive: Unseen shots from Tiananmen 1989 – When Beijing’s students dared to dream of change
Hong Kong Free Press, June 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/04/exclusive-unseen-shots-tiananmen-1989-beijings-students-dared-dream-change/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China Nobel dissident's widow says serving “life sentence” for love
Agence France-Presse, June 1, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-nobel-dissidents-widow-says-serving-life-sentence-140045054.html

Chinese activists detained, under surveillance on “politically sensitive” massacre anniversary
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/anniversary-06042018115307.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

History of legal disputes in China behind Zhejiang woman in Hong Kong illicit photos conviction
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2149221/history-legal-disputes-china-behind-zhejiang

China cracks down on child pornography, illegal publication
Sina, June 2, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/s/2018-06-02/detail-ihcikcew8527108.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Sister of late Chinese dissident Li Wangyang thanks Hongkongers for support of democracy push and 1989 Tiananmen victims
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2149243/sister-late-chinese-dissident-li-wangyang-thanks-hongkongers

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to be council member of Chinese think tank led by dissident Wang Dan
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2148983/hong-kong-pro-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-be-council

Tibetan students in Qinghai appeal in letter for teaching in Tibetan
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/students-06012018150420.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Report: U.S. lawmakers target Chinese interference in new bill
Foreign Policy, June 4, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/04/u-s-lawmakers-target-chinese-interference-in-new-bill-beijing-united-front-meddling/

Chinese authorities raid underground church and detain pastor ahead of Tiananmen service
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2149229/chinese-authorities-raid-underground-church-and-detain

China restricts Tibetan observances in Lhasa during Buddhist holy month
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/restricts-06012018164641.html

China steps up Uighur crackdown during Ramadan
Voice of America, June 2, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-steps-up-uighur-crackdown-during-ramadan/4420874.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

ZTE drops Communist Party chief to reverse U.S. import ban
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2149089/zte-senior-sales-executive-replaced-communist-party-secretary-amid-shake

China names 169 people banned from taking flights or trains under social credit system
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2148980/china-names-169-people-banned-taking-flights-or-trains

Related:
China bans people from flights, trains over “poor social credit”
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/social-credit-06012018144059.html

瞄准世界科技前沿引领科技发展方向抢占先机迎难而上建设世界科技强国 (Xi Jinping: Seize the opportunity to make China a great power in science and technology)
The Paper, May 25, 2018
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2018-05/29/nw.D110000renmrb_20180529_2-01.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmakers-elect sentenced for unlawful assembly
Voice of America, June 4, 2018
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/hong-kong-protests/4423306.html
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/hong-kong-ex-lawmakers-sentenced-20180604/4423308.html

Hong Kong independence activists sentenced to four weeks' jail
Agence France-Presse, June 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/04/hong-kong-independence-activists-sentenced-to-four-weeks-jail

Related:
六四祭日香港法庭判2被指前独派议员入监 (On June 4 anniversary, Hong Kong court sentences 2 to jail)
Reuters, June 4, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180604-六四祭日香港法庭判2被指前独派议员入监

Only a third of changes raised by Hong Kong pan-democrats to be considered in next debate on joint checkpoint bill, Legco president says
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2149228/only-third-changes-raised-hong-kong-pan-democrats

Commentary (评论)

Why have so many Hongkongers developed amnesia over the Tiananmen massacre?
Hong Kong Free Press, June 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/04/many-hongkongers-developed-amnesia-tiananmen-massacre

The Tiananmen Massacre and the need for solidarity between all who oppose one-party dictatorship in China
Hong Kong Free Press, June 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/03/june-4-need-solidarity-peoples-oppose-one-party-dictatorship-china

六四近三旬 影响今何在？(What is the influence of June 4 in the near future?)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2018
http://www.dw.com/zh/六四29周年-美促中对受难者负责/a-44063071

關於六四，我想說的是 (What I want to say about June 4)
InMediaHK, June 4, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1057467

June 4 shows why Hong Kong is not just another city in China
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2149024/june-4-shows-why-hong-kong-not-just-another-city-china

China makes it clear who's the boss of Hong Kong
The National Interest, June 3, 2018
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/china-makes-it-clear-whos-the-boss-hong-kong-26060

China’s closing of top leftist website signals Party’s determination to enforce ideological unity
Hong Kong Free Press, June 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/02/chinas-closing-top-leftist-website-signals-partys-determination-enforce-ideological-unity

There’s an obstacle in China’s drive to take on the U.S. in tech: Beijing
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2148805/theres-obstacle-chinas-drive-take-us-tech-beijing

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“Love is a serious crime, a life sentence” – Liu Xia audio on May 25, 2018
China Change, June 1, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/06/01/loving-liu-xiaobo-is-a-serious-crime-a-life-sentence-liu-xia-audio-on-may-25-2018/

Related:
劉霞錄音中透露　會等到7月份看能否有機會出國 (Liu Xia voice recording: Wait until July to see if there’s an opportunity to go abroad)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 1, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1399483-20180601.htm

Interview: “I cannot express the pain and helplessness I feel”
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/mother-05312018150607.html

六四前夕 鲍彤遭禁声异议学者被旅游 (In advance of June Fourth, dissident scholars are forced to travel or are placed under house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05312018100738.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Allowing photography in Hong Kong courts “could help prevent future riots,” says woman accused of contempt after uploading images to WeChat
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2148901/allowing-photography-hong-kong-courts-could

Student group at Fudan University forced to cancel annual production of “The Vagina Monologues”
SupChina, May 31, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/05/31/student-group-at-fudan-university-forced-to-cancel-annual-production-of-the-vagina-monologues/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's complicated LGBT movement
The Diplomat, June 1, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/chinas-complicated-lgbt-movement

Related:
Vocational school in Hunan tells students to “say no to homosexuality”
SupChina, May 30, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/05/30/vocational-school-in-hunan-tells-students-to-say-no-to-homosexuality

More teachers protest unpaid bonuses in China's Anhui Province
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/teachers-strike-05312018140009.html

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

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

One of China’s poorest provinces wants to be a tech hub
The Economist, May 31, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/06/02/one-of-chinas-poorest-provinces-wants-to-be-a-tech-hub

China talks of building a “digital Silk Road”
The Economist, May 31, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/06/02/china-talks-of-building-a-digital-silk-road

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong court overturns ruling granting spousal benefits to husband of gay civil servant
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/01/hong-kong-court-overturns-ruling-granting-spousal-benefits-husband-gay-civil-servant

Related:
Why gay civil servant Angus Leung took on the Hong Kong government to claim for spousal benefits
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2148858/why-openly-gay-civil-servant-angus-leung-took

Conservative lawyers’ good showing in Hong Kong Law Society vote driven by proxy votes
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2148872/conservative-lawyers-good-showing-hong-kong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Beijing kindergarten teacher indicted for abuse of children in her care
北京红黄蓝幼儿园案疑犯被提起公诉
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/beijing-kindergarten-teacher-indicted-for-abuse-of-children-05302018113242.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05302018101543.html

Man jailed for 6 months for stepping on Chinese flag
The Telegraph, May 30, 2018
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/30/man-jailed-six-months-stepping-chinese-flag

曾与默克尔总理会面 709律师家属出行受限 (Family member of 709 lawyer who met German Chancellor Angela Merkel restricted from travel)
Deutsche Welle, May 31, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2yhKQ

「709」律師王宇：公安用兒子要脅她，被逼上央視認罪 (709 lawyer Wang Yu: Public security used son to coerce her CCTV confession)
Standnews, May 31, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/709-律師王宇-公安用兒子要脅她-被逼上央視認罪/

Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen calls for release of underground Hebei bishop Cui Tai
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/31/hong-kongs-cardinal-zen-calls-release-underground-hebei-bishop-cui-tai

Access to Information (信息公开)

China issues rules to get tough on academic integrity
Reuters, May 30, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-science/china-issues-rules-to-get-tough-on-academic-integrity-idUSKCN1IW01O?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Government Accountability (政府问责)

In rare reversal, China court overturns magnate's decade-old graft conviction
Reuters, May 31, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bribery-magnate/in-rare-reversal-china-court-overturns-magnates-decade-old-graft-conviction-idUSKCN1IW0GW

方政、杨建利回忆六部口事件 吁勿忘六四 (Fang Zheng and Yang Jianli look back on Liubukou Incident, urge not to forget June 4th)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-05302018110506.html

709律师王全璋妻子李文足：国际关注肯定有作用 (Li Wenzu, wife of 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang: Pressure from international community definitely effective)
Voice of America, May 30, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/lawyers-709-20180530/4416226.html

Bust of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo erected outside Hong Kong’s Times Square in bid to build support for June 4 vigil
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2148715/bust-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo-erected-outside-hong-kongs

Related:
支聯會於時代廣場外放劉曉波人像雕塑悼念六四 (Hong Kong Alliance displays statue of Liu Xiaobo in Times Square in commemoration of June 4th)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 31, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1399190-20180531.htm

美使馆微博发布中文版人权报告引发网民热议 (U.S. embassy releases Chinese version of Human Rights Report on Weibo, creates controversy among netizens)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05302018101703.html

“港人没责任推动中国民主”大学学生会不办六四悼念 (“Hong Kongers are not obligated to promote democracy in China,” HKUSU will not organize June 4th commemoration)
Radio France Internationale, May 31, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180531-港人没责任推动中国民主大学学生会不办六四悼念

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Revealed: The advanced surveillance “black tech” within reach of China’s police
Reuters, May 31, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2148566/revealed-advanced-surveillance-tech-used-chinas-police

公安部辦裝備博覽會　展過百款監控設備　國產掃描器稱可破解手機密碼 (China-made device that can easily crack mobile passwords is demonstrated at China International Exhibition on Police Equipment along with over a hundred other monitoring devices)
Standnews, May 31, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/公安部辦裝備博覽會-展過百款監控設備/

谷歌发布新应用 重返中国又进一步 (Google publishes new app, a big step towards returning to China)
Voice of America, May 31, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/google-app-china-20180531/4417523.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Xinjiang jails Uyghur civil servants over lack of enthusiasm for anti-extremist campaigns
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/servants-05302018154833.html

China's Shandong in security lockdown ahead of Shanghai summit
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/security-sco-05282018221045.html

Chinese armed police host international counter-terrorism forum
Sina, May 29, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/s/2018-05-29/detail-ihcffhsu8000445.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing “actions inconsistent with commitments” when it comes to Hong Kong's autonomy
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/autonomy-05302018130845.html

Crime and punishment in Hong Kong: How long, exactly, is a life sentence?
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2148543/crime-and-punishment-hong-kong-how-long

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam: I never handed over a fugitive to mainland China against U.S. wishes
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2148584/if-asked-hand-over-chinese-fugitive-hong-kong

Related:
Hong Kong leader’s rejection of U.S. extradition request may harm “One Country, Two Systems,” says veteran lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/31/hong-kong-leaders-rejection-us-extradition-request-may-harm-one-country-two-systems-says-veteran-lawmaker/

Hongkongers consider public order and rule of law to be more important than democracy, survey shows
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2148701/young-hongkongers-consider-public-order-and-rule-law-be-more

Legislative Council passes motion to appoint two overseas judges to Hong Kong’s top court
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/31/legislative-council-passes-motion-appoint-two-overseas-judges-hong-kongs-top-court

19-year-old Mong Kok protester sentenced to over 4 years in prison for rioting
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/31/19-year-old-mong-kok-protester-sentenced-4-years-prison-rioting

Locals told steer clear of China democracy bid
The Standard, May 31, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=196301&sid=4&sid=4