June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 15, 1989: Foreign dignitary visit to Beijing: On this day in 1989, Mikhail Gorbachev comes to Beijing for a summit meeting with Deng Xiaoping. Instead of an official welcome on Tiananmen Square, Gorbachev enters the Great Hall of the People by a back entrance. Thousands of intellectuals, teachers and scientists march to the square.
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30年後，香港還能守住六四記憶嗎？—— 專訪李立峯 (Interview with journalism scholar Francis Lee: 30 years on, will Hong Kong still be able to guard the memory of June Fourth?)
The Initium, May 15, 2019

30 years ago: Zhao Ziyang appears to win backing
China Digital Times, May 14, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Islamophobia in China
ChinaFile, May 14, 2019

“Saved” by state terror: Gendered violence and propaganda in Xinjiang
SupChina, May 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王全璋入监不足20天怪事连连 引发安全担忧 (A series of suspicious events spark concerns for Wang Quanzhang’s safety since he was sent to prison 20 days ago)
Voice of America, May 15, 2019

Diplomats visit Canadian think tank expert in China custody
Voice of America, May 14, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

反美米姆与民族主义：中国媒体上的贸易战
China’s propaganda machine takes aim at U.S. over trade war
The New York Times, May 15, 2019

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Trump and Xi: Are things getting personal?
China Media Project, May 14, 2019

Three journalists are under investigation over publishing news about the Dalai Lama
Kathmandu Post, May 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China has been running global influence campaigns for years
The Atlantic, May 15, 2019

China to put soft power on show as “clash of civilisations” debate comes back to life
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2019

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Xi Jinping, champion of dialogue of civilizations
Xinhua, May 14, 2019

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang’s regular press conference
PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2019

“Forever outsiders”: Housing research suggests residency restrictions drive inequality
Caixin, May 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei chief Liang Hua says firm is ready to sign a “no-spy, no back-door” deal with UK
Agence France-Presse, May 15, 2019

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Trump expected to sign order paving way for U.S. telecoms ban on Huawei
Reuters, May 15, 2019

China’s Kunlun Tech agrees to U.S. demand to sell Grindr gay dating app
Reuters, May 14, 2019

Surveillance equipment giant hounded by competition, security concerns
Caixin, May 14, 2019

Ex-Google boss defends multiple controversies
BBC, May 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

“香港民主之父”：倘若我们屈服，大陆再无民主曙光 (Hong Kong veteran democrat Martin Lee: If we bow down, there is no more hope for democracy in the mainland)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2019

Hong Kong leader stakes credibility on extradition bill – but impasse continues in Legislative Council
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2019

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【逃犯條例】涂謹申倡三方會議協商　張建宗：行政機關不宜介入立會程序爭拗 (Not suitable for administration to interfere with procedural matters of the legislature, says Matthew Cheung, responding to calls for tripartite negotiations on extradition law amendment bill)
The Stand News, May 14, 2019

Extraditions from Hong Kong to rest of China violate Basic Law, argue lawyers for fugitive tycoon Joseph Lau in judicial review
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2019

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【逃犯條例】中聯辦：港回歸至今未曾向內地移交疑犯　修例乃落實基本法應有之義 (Hong Kong Liaison Office speaks up on extradition law: amendments are necessary for implementing the Basic Law)
The Stand News, May 15, 2019

UK minister’s “deep concern” over HK extradition
RTHK, May 15, 2019

【逃犯條例】郭榮鏗：德外交政策總監表明　考慮取消與香港移交逃犯協議 (Germany considers cancelling extradition arrangements with Hong Kong over amendment concerns)
The Stand News, May 15, 2019

Taiwan extends visa for “exiled” Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee by two months
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2019

Commentary (评论)

《躍競思維》：微信是如何做到如此「吸眼球」，讓大家欲罷不能？(So eye-catching: How WeChat makes everyone addicted)
The News Lens, May 14, 2019

Who’s afraid of China’s Internet vigilantes?
The New York Times, May 14, 2019

Trump fights China on trade, surrenders on human rights
CNN, May 13, 2019

Where is the outrage over the plight of China’s Uyghurs?
Maclean's, May 13, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 14, 1989: Meeting with government representatives: A meeting between government officials and the student representatives breaks down with no result.
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六四30周年：选择不沉默 坚持说真相 (June Fourth 30th anniversary panel discussion in Hong Kong: Choose to not remain silent, persevere in speaking the truth)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2019

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西单 鲍彤：“我们生活在‘六四’制度之中” (“June Fourth has not ended,” says Bao Tong, former policy secretary of Zhao Ziyang)
Voice of America, May 13, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

A heartfelt appeal for a missing Uyghur mom on Mother’s Day
Bitter Winter, May 13, 2019

Video: What happened to our parents? Uygur sisters seek answers
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2019

新疆斋月逾百维吾尔人被捕 伊犁五百名女工失联 (Over 100 Uyghurs arrested during Ramadan; 500 female workers from Ili disappeared after boarding train; Muslim students forced to report to school canteen 3 times per week to dine with Han Chinese)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2019

British Uighur calls on UK government to help search for missing family in Xinjiang
Telegraph UK, May 12, 2019

China’s persecuted Uyghurs live “freely” in Turkey
CNN, May 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王全璋监狱“来信” 妻会见无门 (Li Wenzu’s still denied visits to husband Wang Quanzhang, receives suspicious handwritten letters)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2019

China to solicit public opinion for judicial interpretation
Xinhua, May 13, 2019
HRIC Note: The newly-amended regulation, effective May 13, 2019, requires the SPP to consult relevant authorities and local and special procuratorates when preparing draft judicial interpretations. The SPP may also consult the National People’s Congress, political advisors, and scholars. When authorized by the Procurator-General, the SPP may also solicit public opinion via newspaper and internet for cases involving the interests of the general public.

Related:司法解释涉群众利益可公开征求意见 (New regulation allows Supreme People’s Procuratorate to solicit public opinion through newspaper and internet for judicial interpretations that “involve public interest”)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2019

內地維權律師余文生妻子稱相信丈夫案件已秘密開庭審訊 (Xu Yan, wife of detained rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, says she believes secret trial for Yu has already happened in Jiangsu)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

汪洋晤兩岸傳媒高層　籲推進和平統一　蔡英文：干擾新聞自由 (Tsai Ing-wen decries interference with press freedom after Wang Yang, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meets with top executives of Taiwan media to urge promotion of One Country, Two Systems)
The Stand News, May 12, 2019

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Communist China has no right to tell Taiwan media what to do: National Security Bureau
Focus Taiwan, May 13, 2019

More than 70 participants from Taiwanese media industry attend 4th cross-strait media summit in Beijing
Taiwan Sentinel, May 11, 2019

How an academic journal censored my review on Xinjiang
China Channel, May 13, 2019

China’s latest crackdown target is liberal economists
Bloomberg, May 11, 2019

Dating apps Momo and Tantan suspend social feeds in content cleanup
TechNode, May 13, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Top cardinal says “many questions” remain despite Vatican thaw with China
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2019

Amnesty International is denied lease at New York tower owned by China, group says
The New York Times, May 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Highlights of Xi Jinping’s vision of civilization
China Global Television Network, May 13, 2019

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Conference of Dialogue on Asian Civilizations to usher in new era for cultural diversity
People’s Daily, May 13, 2019

Foiled North Korean escape ignites human-rights debate
Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2019

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China: Protect 7 North Koreans fleeing oppression
Human Rights Watch, May 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

刷臉時代：「技術可以讓政府在任何時候獲知什麼人在什麼地方」(The age of facial recognition: Technology allows governments to know people’s locations at any time)
The Initium, May 13, 2019

Huawei phone with child monitoring customizations spark debate
TechNode, May 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】民主派中午遊行至特首辦 要求盡快與林鄭會面 (Democrats march to Chief Executive’s Office to demand meeting on extradition law amendment bill)
Inmediahk.net, May 14, 2019

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【逃犯條例修例】石禮謙兩闖開會不果　再休會求指示　涂謹申籲三方會議政治協商 (Abraham Shek to seek advice from House Committee on how to proceed after another unsuccessful attempt at meeting on extradition bill, while James To urges tripartite negotiation)
The Stand News, May 14, 2019

More drama at Hong Kong legislature as rival camps try to resume China extradition bill meeting
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2019

专访香港众志罗冠聪：引渡条例修订断送一国两制 (Interview with Nathan Law of Demosisto: Extradition Law will send One Country, Two Systems to the grave)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China’s rule of law has not improved enough to reassure Hongkongers on the risks of extradition to the mainland
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2019

Beijing’s propaganda is playing the trade war safe
Foreign Policy, May 13, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 12, 1989:Hunger strike debates: In the evening, at Peking University, Chai Ling joins the efforts of students Wang Dan, Wu’er Kaixi, and six others to advocate a hunger strike as a strategy to force the government to listen to the students’ pleas. Students at Peking University in favor of a hunger strike rapidly increase in number from 40 to over 200.

On This Day — May 13, 1989:Hunger strike begins: As a result of the delay in response from the government, hundreds of thousands of students converge on the square to stage a sit-in and hunger strike. The hunger strike begins, eventually drawing over 3,000 participants. Party leaders eventually agree to a dialogue with the students’ Dialogue Delegation on May 14.

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The Tiananmen Massacre, 30 years on – Survivor Q&A: Zhou Fengsuo
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

HKFP Lens: Lisa Ross dives into the heart of Uighur identity with shots from China’s Xinjiang
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wife of jailed rights lawyer [Wang Quanzhang] gets two letters “Admitting” to “Crimes”
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2019

Three more people detained as China continues to crack down on labour groups
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2019

Court in China's Guangxi jails Christian who mailed gospel tracts to police chief
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2019