China fires, probes top newspaper chief who “opposed censorship”
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/secretary-06062018133422.html
Pharma groups fall foul of China data transfer rules
中国限制对外转移科学数据引发担忧
Financial Times, June 7, 2018
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/69a44c36-689a-11e8-8cf3-0c230fa67aec
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001077934
藏港台民运会议商讨形成对抗中共统一阵线 (Democracy activists from Tibet, Hong Kong, and Taiwan discuss forming alliance to resist CPC)
Voice of America, June 7, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/pro-democracy-activist-roundtable-20180606/4428178.html
In Pictures: Performers across the world pose as iconic “tank man” to commemorate China’s Tiananmen Massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/07/pictures-performers-across-world-pose-iconic-tank-man-commemorate-chinas-tiananmen-massacre/
China’s online appeal for informants on corruption suspects living abroad
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2149676/chinas-online-appeal-informants-corruption-suspects-living-abroad
Chinese visitors could soon “tap in” to Hong Kong using WeChat
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/07/big-problem-facebook-deals-chinese-firm-draw-ire-us-lawmakers/
”This could be a very big problem”: Facebook deals with Chinese firm draw ire from US lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/07/big-problem-facebook-deals-chinese-firm-draw-ire-us-lawmakers/
Chinese users warned about voice activation amid Facebook privacy probe
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-users-warned-about-voice-activation-amid-facebook-privacy-probe-06062018114649.html
西藏过宗教节日 中国24小时巡查 (Chinese security officials on 24-hour patrol as Tibet celebrates religious festival)
Deutsche Welle, June 7, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2z44s
中国加强对西藏僧尼官员意识形态洗脑 (China intensifies ideological brainwashing of Tibetan monks, nuns, and public officers)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/hj-06062018123654.html
北京多个社区招聘“维稳信息员” (Multiple Beijing communities hire “Information Officers” for stability maintenance)
Voice of America, June 7, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/multiple-neighborhoods-in-beijing-seeking-informants-for-stability-maintence-20180606/4427688.html
China puts fight against extremism on regional security summit agenda
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2149743/china-puts-fight-against-extremism-regional-security
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong seeks compensation after being “dragged” into police van and cuffed at protest
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/07/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-seeks-compensation-dragged-police-van-cuffed-protest/
知识产权专家：个人信息保护制度亟须健全 (Intellectual property rights expert: a sound personal information protection system is needed urgently)
People's Daily, June 6, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2176239
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