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

On This Day — June 9, 1989: In a speech, Deng Xiaoping states that the government has suppressed a “counterrevolutionary rebellion . . . determined by the international and domestic climate” where the “dregs of society” had sought to “establish a bourgeois republic entirely dependent on the West.”

See HRIC chronology and resources.

30 years ago: Legions of soldiers encircling Beijing
China Digital Times, June 7, 2019

30 years ago: Beijing chiefs face opposition
China Digital Times, June 6, 2019

Video: “Not double standards” – UN chief spokesperson refuses to condemn 1989 Tiananmen Massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2019

In the Mojave Desert, Crazy Horse keeps company with Tiananmen’s Tank Man
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2019

As world remembers Tiananmen deaths, China says it's the victim
Bloomberg, June 4, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

法新社确认新疆清真寺被毁传闻 开斋节信徒在停车场祷告 (AFP confirms rumors of Xinjiang mosque destruction, believers celebrating the last day of Ramadan forced to pray in parking lot)
Radio France Internationale, June 7, 2019

US Speaker Pelosi says Uyghur Crackdown Bill “moving in a positive direction”
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2019

美议员：中国要承担新疆迫害行径的后果 (US Officials: China has to take responsibility for the consequences of the persecution of people in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

94 Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects extradited from Spain arrive in Beijing
Agence France-Presse, June 7, 2019

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94名台湾嫌犯被西班牙遣送至中国大陆 (94 Taiwanese suspects extradited from Spain to China)
Deutsche Welle, June 7, 2019

Canada denies abusing Meng Wanzhou’s rights, saying border officers used “usual customs processes” when they took her phones at airport
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

Huawei CFO will challenge extradition, company says
Voice of America, June 6, 2019

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孟晚舟引渡美国案明年1月展开聆讯 (Extradition case hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou set January 1, 2020)
Radio France Internationale, June 7, 2019

A belt-and-road court dreams of rivalling the West’s tribunals
The Economist, June 6, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

For China’s leading investigative reporter, enough is enough
The New York Times, June 7, 2019

China social media: WeChat and the Surveillance State
BBC, June 7, 2019

China censors financial blogs amid propaganda blitz
Financial Times, June 7, 2019

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六四后仍风声唳 多个财经自媒体微信号被封 (Tightened control in effect beyond June Fourth as many financial media WeChat accounts are blocked)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Cartoonist Badiucao unmasked amid Twitter emoji drought
China Digital Times, June 6, 2019

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Chinese cartoonist Badiucao slams Twitter for refusing Tiananmen Massacre emoji
Agence France-Presse, June 6, 2019

刘强东案引发中国强奸文化讨论 (Liu Qiangdong’s case triggers debate about rape culture in China)
The New York Times, June 6, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan put on US defence department list of “countries” in latest move likely to goad China
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

U.N.'s Guterres says China, U.S. must not slip into new Cold War
Reuters, June 7, 2019

美国在推动取消中国在WTO的发展中国家地位 (United States pushes for cancellation of China’s “developing country” status at WTO)
Voice of America, June 7, 2019

How national anthem law is being applied more strictly in Hong Kong than in Beijing
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Lenovo branded “unpatriotic” by Chinese consumers in nationalistic backlash
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

Huawei’s PR Campaign Comes Straight From the Party’s Playbook
Foreign Policy, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

HKFP Voices: Hong Kong’s extradition law plan is a threat to human rights, say over 70 NGOs in open letter
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2019

“You are not alone”: Hongkongers abroad mobilise to oppose extradition law changes
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2019

“The last fight for Hong Kong”: Activists gear up over extradition law
The Guardian, June 6, 2019

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Why Hong Kong's extradition law changes are fuelling fears
Reuters, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong lawyers protest "polarizing" extradition bill in rare march
Reuters, June 6, 2019

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“Record 3,000” Hong Kong lawyers in silent march against controversial extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong's lawyers march in silence, black clothes over renditions to China
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2019

法律界黑衣遊行創回歸以來人數新高，民調顯示主流民意反對修例 ( Lawyers in black in record turnout protest extradition amendment, polls show large majority opposes bill)
The Initium, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong: Extradition changes threaten civil society
Human Rights Watch, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong: Court ruling a huge step forward for same-sex equality
Amnesty International, June 6, 2019

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Hong Kong’s landmark LGBT ruling on spousal benefits clouded by concerns over implementation
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative undermining human rights?
The Diplomat, June 7, 2019

Xi Jinping has muzzled Chinese social sciences, says French sinologist Chloé Froissart
Global Voices, June 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s first political refugees: This is how others see us
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2019

Fake news: The China trademark version
China Film Insider, June 6, 2019

June 4 heralds a re-energised opposition
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2019

A memorial To Uyghur civil rights and the legacy of Tiananmen
SupChina, June 5, 2019

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

Tiananmen 30 years on: UN silence on China human rights abuses
Al Jazeera, June 5, 2019

30 years ago: Lone man confronts tanks
China Digital Times, June 5, 2019

Tiananmen commemorations: An inconvenient truth for Beijing, a dire warning for Hong Kong and Taiwan
Global Voices, June 5, 2019

Solemn commemorations around the world mark 30 years since the Tiananmen Massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2019

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

Xinjiang (新疆)

A memorial to Uyghur civil rights and the legacy of Tiananmen
SupChina, June 5, 2019

Xinjiang’s vanishing mosques highlight pressure on China’s Muslims as Ramadan ends with a whimper
Agence France-Presse, June 5, 2019

Is the Arabic-speaking world finally learning about Xinjiang?
SupChina, June 5, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains a former prisoner of conscience in hospital
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 6, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Why did China’s foreign ministry make its debut on Weibo?
The Diplomat, June 5, 2019

National WeChat mini-program launched to promote e-government services
Xinhua, June 5, 2019

自由之家: 中国在扩展对全球新闻自由的不良影响 (Freedom House report warns of China’s expanding negative impact on global press freedom)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2019

Related:
Freedom and the Media: A Downward Spiral
Freedom House, June 5, 2019

政治高压下，挣扎求生的香港独立出版商
In Hong Kong, a publisher struggles to document Tiananmen’s carnage
The New York Times, June 5, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Exiled Uighur leader receives US award, calls for international pressure on China mass detention centres
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2019

Q&A: Leta Hong Fincher on the resilience of the Chinese feminist movement
China Digital Times, June 5, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s export of authoritarianism explored on Capitol Hill
Voice of America, June 5, 2019

China tried to get Germany to deny Hong Kong activists’ asylum claims
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2019

Solomon Islands: Decision to switch or remain with Taiwan in 100 days
Solomon Times, June 5, 2019

Beijing confirms nomination of ex-Hong Kong police chief Andy Tsang to lead UN agency fighting drug crimes, terrorism and political corruption
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2019

China’s public diplomacy: International companies face increasing reputational risks
MERICS, June 5, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei partners with state-owned China Post
Caixin, June 5, 2019

Tim Cook says China has not targeted Apple despite an escalation in trade tensions
CNBC, June 4, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

A gay Hong Kong civil servant finally won the right to benefits for his spouse
Quartz, June 6, 2019

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同性配偶福利案終極上訴得直　判辭：不可用社會共識為由拒絕小眾利益 (Prevailing socio-moral values of society on marriage not relevant to whether infringement of rights is justified, says Court of Final Appeal)
Ming Pao, June 6, 2019

【逃犯條例】彭定康拍片轟修例損香港地位　「這修例不需要通過，亦不應該通過」(Chris Patten calls for retraction of extradition law amendments: “It doesn’t have to happen, it shouldn’t happen”)
The Stand News, June 6, 2019

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Video: Last colonial governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, says gov’t defence of extradition bill “absolute nonsense”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2019

【逃犯條例】小店 6.9 紛罷市撐遊行　「團結先可以事成」(“Some things are more important than money”: Shops are closing on June 9 to support march against extradition law amendments)
The Stand News, June 5, 2019

吳文遠擲三文治案 律政司申上訴至終院被拒 (Court of Final Appeal rejects government’s appeal against earlier acquittal of activist Avery Ng, who tossed a sandwich at C.Y. Leung)
Inmediahk.net, June 6, 2019

Fugitives granted asylum in Germany say they faced “unfair trial” and call on international community to oppose Hong Kong’s extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2019

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德國國會委員會主席稱程序嚴謹 「黃台仰獲批庇護 反映夠迫害證據」 (Germany’s Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid: Granting Hong Kong activists asylum shows there are enough indicators for individual political persecution in the region)
Ming Pao, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil organiser receives record donations, totalling HK$2.75m
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2019

Related:
Media round-up: Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Massacre vigil as covered by local newspapers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Extradition law could ensnare Hongkongers working with mainland Chinese in an unfamiliar legal system
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2019

Taiwan’s democracy is utterly confounded by populist mayor Han Kuo-yu
The Diplomat, June 5, 2019

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

On This Day — June 5, 1989: Tank Man appears: A lone man stops a tank convoy heading for Tiananmen Square.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

Hong Kong keeps Tiananmen crackdown memory alive with “record-breaking” mass vigil
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2019

抹掉历史威胁世界: 为什么要记住六四 (Erasing history is a global threat: Why the world needs to remember June Fourth)
Voice of America, June 5, 2019

“Tank Man” statue rises in California desert park as democracy activists and Tiananmen survivors gather to mourn and remember
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2019

“I felt ashamed . . . . It was a disgrace”: Tiananmen soldier at Taiwan vigil urges comrades to testify
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2019

【六四30年．短片】「天安門母親」成員張先玲講話全文 (Video: Tiananmen Mothers’ public address on 30th anniversary of June Fourth)
Ming Pao, June 4, 2019

Quiet reminders of Tiananmen in China’s capital of forgetting
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2019

黃雀行動港英角色曝光　暗助地下通道運作救400人 (What part did the Hong Kong colonial government play in Operation Yellowbird, rescuing over 400 mainland Chinese citizens after June 4, 1989?)
Citizen News, June 4, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

「殺人犯」遭逼供　冤獄23年殘軀獲釋　申請2千萬元國家賠償 (Man jailed for 23 years after forced confession and released as innocent makes legal claim for RMB 20 million in state compensation and public apology)
HK01, June 4, 2019