Tibetan writer detained for 11 days, released
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writer-06052018170111.html
六四周年严控陆续解禁 广东二维权人士仍失联 (Despite lifting of strict controls surrounding June 4, 2 Guangdong rights defenders still missing)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06062018095112.html
中国微博上以89.64或64.89兑换纪念六四 (Authorities ban WeChat users from exchanging RMB 89.64 or 64.89 surrounding June 4)
Radio France Internationale, June 6, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180604-中国微博上以8964或6489兑换纪念六四
37 Swedish newspapers urge China to free detained publisher Gui Minhai
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/06/37-swedish-newspapers-urge-china-free-detained-publisher-gui-minhai/
NüVoices: A new collective of women writers and artists launches in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/06/nuvoices-new-collective-women-writers-artists-launches-hong-kong
中联办辖下文汇报招聘舆情监测员职责如 “网管” “五毛” (Wen Wei Po newspaper to hire Public Sentiment Monitor, job duties similar to network administrator, Wumao)
Radio France Internationale, June 6, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180606-中联办辖下文汇报招聘舆情监测员职责如网管五毛
方政获共产主义受难者基金会人权奖 (Fang Zheng receives human rights award from Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-06052018104150.html
“Godfather” of China rock Cui Jian performs popular Tiananmen movement songs at low-key Guangzhou concert
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/06/godfather-china-rock-cui-jian-performs-popular-tiananmen-movement-songs-low-key-guangzhou-concert
Road test site in trouble for inviting Buddhist monks
SupChina, June 5, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/06/05/road-test-site-in-trouble-for-inviting-buddhist-monks
Hunan vocational school takes down anti-gay message
SupChina, June 4, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/06/04/hunan-vocational-school-takes-down-anti-gay-message
U.S. sets up task force over unexplained diplomatic health incidents
Reuters, June 5, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-diplomacy-health/u-s-sets-up-task-force-over-unexplained-diplomatic-health-incidents-idUSKCN1J12CF
China’s new highway could make or break this poor European country
Vice, June 5, 2018
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/ywen7x/chinas-new-highway-could-make-or-break-this-poor-european-country
【被自殺6年】李旺陽雕像洛杉磯落成 李旺玲欲赴美遭中方禁出境 (6 years after suicide: Li Wangyang statue placed in Los Angeles, Li Wangling prevented from leaving China)
Hong Kong, June 6, 2018
https://www.hk01.com/即時中國/196425/被自殺6年-李旺陽雕像洛杉磯落成-李旺玲欲赴美遭中方禁出境
Facebook gave data access to Chinese firm flagged by U.S. intelligence
Facebook与至少4家中国公司共享数据
The New York Times, June 5, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/technology/facebook-device-partnerships-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/technology/20180606/facebook-device-partnerships-china/
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Facebook gave China-government linked Huawei access to user data
Sydney Morning Herald, June 6, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/facebook-gave-huawei-access-to-user-data-20180606-p4zjpn.html
Tencent's Ma unveils WeChat travel plan for China, H.K. bay area
Bloomberg, June 5, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-06/tencent-s-ma-unveils-wechat-travel-plan-for-china-h-k-bay-area
Report: U.S., ZTE sign deal to get Chinese firm operating again
Voice of America, June 5, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/report-us-zte-sign-deal-to-get-chinese-firm-operating-again/4426464.html
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China's ZTE signs preliminary agreement to lift U.S. ban: Sources
Sydney Morning Herald, June 6, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/china-s-zte-signs-preliminary-agreement-to-lift-us-ban-sources-20180606-p4zjog.html
China is suddenly full of nice things to say about blockchain technology
Quartz, June 6, 2018
https://qz.com/1298221/china-is-suddenly-full-of-nice-things-to-say-about-blockchain-technology
What’s next for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
The Diplomat, June 1, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/whats-next-for-the-shanghai-cooperation-organization
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"Shanghai Spirit" helps build community with shared future for SCO members
Sina, June 6, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/d/2018-06-06/detail-ihcqccip0526633.shtml
Ex-CIA officer’s case highlights fears about reach of Chinese spying
The Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-cia-officers-case-highlights-fears-about-reach-of-chinese-spying-1528282801
青岛高度戒备 反恐部队戴黑头套巡逻 (Qingdao on high alert, counterterrorism forces patrol wearing black hoods)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/ql1-06062018095323.html
Hong Kong localist Edward Leung may face retrial over Mong Kok riot charge that split jury
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2149540/hong-kong-localist-edward-leung-may-face
Head of Hong Kong legislature defends decision to limit joint checkpoint bill debate to 36 hours
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/06/head-hong-kong-legislature-defends-decision-limit-joint-checkpoint-bill-debate-36-hours
Hui disciplinary hearing on hold
The Standard, June 6, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=196504&sid=4&sid=4
Will shift from Hong Kong politics to social activism give Occupy poster boy Joshua Wong’s Demosisto Party a new sense of purpose?
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2149422/hong-kongs-demosisto-party-founded-occupy-poster-boy-joshua
香港团体中联办哀悼李旺阳“被自杀”六周年 (Hong Kong human rights groups commemorate 6th anniversary of Li Wangyang’s forced suicide)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-06062018095402.html
China: UN human rights experts condemn 5-year jail term for Tibetan activist
U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, June 1, 2018
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=23176&LangID=E
The legacy of Tiananmen
The Diplomat, June 6, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/the-legacy-of-tiananmen
Who are China's political prisoners? A human rights assessment, 29 years after Tiananmen
Global Voices, June 2, 2018
EN:https://globalvoices.org/2018/06/02/who-are-chinas-political-prisoners-a-human-rights-assessment-29-years-after-tiananmen
CH:https://zhs.globalvoices.org/2018/06/03/16082
How should the world respond to intensifying repression in Xinjiang?
ChinaFile, June 4, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/how-should-world-respond-intensifying-repression-xinjiang
How Chinese Communist Party officials can find “honour” in returning home for dinner
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/06/chinese-communist-party-officials-can-find-honour-returning-home-dinner
3年多来全国法院对拒执罪被告人共判处刑罚8687人 (China steps up enforcement of crime of resisting court orders)
China News, June 5, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-06/05/content_7562403.htm?node=5955
China denies visas to Australian journalists due to “frosty” diplomatic relations
The Guardian, June 5, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/05/china-denies-visas-to-australian-journalists-due-to-frosty-diplomatic-relations
封杀特定微博、禁发红包 中国网络严控六四相关信息 (China strictly filters June 4 content, Weibo posts and WeChat “red envelopes” blocked)
Voice of America, June 5, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-internet-control-20180604/4424318.html
六四周年：“对话中国”智库在华盛顿成立
Former student leader Wang Dan seeks funding for China democracy think-tank
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2018
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/wy-06042018153944.html
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/funding-06052018112620.html
台湾纪念六四 强调中国压迫在身边 (Taiwan commemorates June 4, emphasizes political pressure from China)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hcm-06042018103917.html
China rebukes Taiwan president for Tiananmen comments
Reuters, June 5, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tiananmen-taiwan/china-rebukes-taiwan-president-for-tiananmen-comments-idUSKCN1J117K?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
旧金山华人举行烛光晚会纪念六四29周年 (Chinese in San Francisco hold candle light vigil to commemorate 29th anniversary of June 4)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-06042018104144.html
美国国务院发声明纪念六四29周年 (Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issues statement to commemorate 29th anniversary of June 4)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-06042018112633.html
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29th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
U.S. Department of State
https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2018/06/282922.htm
Exclusive: Before the tanks – More previously unseen shots of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student movement
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/05/exclusive-tanks-never-seen-shots-1989-tiananmen-sq-student-movement/
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Tank Man: What happened at Tiananmen Square? – video explainer
The Guardian, June 5, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2018/jun/05/tank-man-what-happened-at-tiananmen-square-video-explainer
Brussels reviews China’s human rights record
New Delhi Times, June 5, 2018
https://www.newdelhitimes.com/brussels-reviews-chinas-human-rights-record/
秋雨教会六四祷告遭驱散 十多人被警传唤 (Autumn Rain Church prayer meeting broken up on June 4, over 10 summoned by police)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql2-06052018094733.html
澳外长批评中国向澳航施压改涉台标识 中方回应 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms one-China policy, dismisses accusation of exerting political pressure on foreign businesses by requiring them to remove recognitions related to Taiwan)
ifeng.com, June 5, 2018
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20180605/58586957_0.shtml?_zbs_baidu_news
国务院明确机构改革所涉行政机关职责调整防止工作断档推诿扯皮不作为乱作为 (State Council delineates scope of responsibility in agency reform guideline)
Legal Daily, June 5, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-06/05/content_7563002.htm?node=5955
China launches probe of foreign chip makers
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-launches-probe-of-foreign-chip-makers-1528098432
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China probes foreign chip makers
The Standard, June 5, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=196458&sid=2&sid=2
联想再发新手机想东山再起，中国区总裁：要深耕这片母亲土地 (Lenovo to re-focus its business back to China)
The Paper, June 5, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-04/21/c_1122719824.htm
Media round-up: Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil as reported by local newspapers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/05/media-round-hong-kongs-tiananmen-vigil-reported-local-newspapers/
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Undeterred by legal threat, Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil continues tradition of condemning China’s “one-party dictatorship”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/05/undeterred-legal-threat-hong-kongs-tiananmen-vigil-continues-tradition-condemning-chinas-one-party-dictatorship
Annual Tiananmen vigil shows that Hong Kong respects and upholds freedom, says Chief Exec. Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/05/annual-tiananmen-vigil-shows-hong-kong-respects-upholds-freedom-says-chief-exec-carrie-lam
Absence of student groups divides opinion at Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/05/absence-student-groups-divides-opinion-hong-kongs-tiananmen-massacre-vigil/
拒出席六四烛光晚会 香港大学学生会洗刷国殇之柱 (HKU Student Union washes Pillar of Shame sculpture to commemorate June 4 instead of participating in rally at Victoria Park)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/gf2-06042018103726.html
Co-location changes trimmed
The Standard, June 5, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=196449&sid=4&sid=4
Key questions about the June 4 Massacre
China Change, June 4, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/06/04/key-questions-about-the-june-4-massacre
29年后，中国依然看不到变化 (29 years later, no changes in China)
The Financial Times, June 5, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001077878
Interview: “I still have flashbacks to that night”
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/flashbacks-06042018133558.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06052018092524.html
Argument: Don’t close the door on Chinese scientists like me
Foreign Policy, June 4, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/04/dont-close-the-door-on-chinese-scientists-like-me
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-44353179Open 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/21828International 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
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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
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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
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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/
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
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
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
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