Tiananmen Square, the turning point that wasn’t
天安门事件是一个未发生的历史转折点
The New York Times, June 5, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140605/c05kristofqa/dual/
China's timely power play
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2014
online.wsj.com/articles/david-feith-chinas-timely-power-play-1401899894
中国周边外交政策言行不一(China's words are not matched by deeds on peripheral diplomacy)
Financial Times, June 6, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056602
China sentences nine to death for terrorism in Xinjiang
Reuters, June 5, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/05/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0EG0PA20140605
张林之女致信中美领导人 呼吁中方释放父亲 (Daughter of detained dissident calls for his release)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-06042014105510.html
For more information on Zhang Lin, see:
Witnesses for Anhui rights defender Zhang Lin prevented from attending trial
安徽维权人士张林案开庭，证人被警方控制无法出庭
Human Rights in China, December 18, 2013
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/witnesses-anhui-rights-defender-zhang-lin-prevented-attending-trial
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/hui-wei-quan-ren-shi-zhang-lin-kai-ting-zheng-ren-bei
六四周年: 中国严控微博 封杀措施空前 (Online censorship reaches unprecedented scale on June Fourth anniversary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_june_four_social_media_censorship.shtml
One legacy of Tiananmen: China’s 100 million surveillance cameras
The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/05/one-legacy-of-tiananmen-chinas-100-million-surveillance-cameras/?mod=chinablog
LinkedIn is censoring posts about Tiananmen Square
Quartz, June 4, 2014
qz.com/216691/linkedin-is-censoring-posts-about-tiananmen-square-even-outside-mainland-china/
Tribunal orders China to respond to PHL’s complaint over sea row
GMA News, June 4, 2014
www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/364088/news/nation/tribunal-orders-china-to-respond-to-phl-s-complaint-over-sea-row
China rebuffs international court's request over sea dispute
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2014
online.wsj.com/articles/china-rebuffs-international-court-sea-dispute-request-1401885120
Obama makes rare mention of Tiananmen on 25th anniversary
The Huffington Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/03/obama-tiananmen_n_5441227.html
In North Korea, China's Tiananmen Square protests stirred hope for change
The Guardian, June 4, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/04/north-korea-china-tiananmen-square-protests
越南官媒发表文章纪念六四很快被删除 (Vietnamese state media publish articles on June Fourth anniversary, soon deleted)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_64_vietnam_press_censor.shtml
Statements on June Fourth
Baird statement on 25th anniversary of tiananmen Square
加拿大外长贝尔德关于天安门广场25周年的声明
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, June 4, 2014
EN: http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/newscommuniques/2014/06/04a.aspx?lang=eng
CH: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/china-chine/highlights-faits/2014/2014-06-tiananmen.aspx?lang=zh-CN
Statement by human rights commissioner strässer on the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests
German Federal Foreign Office, June 3, 2014
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Infoservice/Presse/Meldungen/2014/140603-MRHH_Tiananmen.html?nn=479796
June Fourth Related Events
香港支联会称18万人出席“六四”烛光晚会(HK Alliance says up to 180,000 attended June Fourth candlelight vigil)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_64_alliance_hk_vigil.shtml
Huge Hong Kong vigil marks Tiananmen anniversary
The Telegraph, June 4, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/10876446/Huge-Hong-Kong-vigil-marks-Tiananmen-anniversary.html
达赖喇嘛为六四遇难者祈祷并向西藏青年传法 流亡西藏团体纪念六四事件
(Dalai Lama holds prayer for June Fourth victims, exiled Tibetan groups commemorate victims of 1989 crackdown)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06042014155709.html
世界各地举行六四纪念活动 (June Fourth anniversary activities held across the world)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2014
dw.de/p/1CBrE
Detention and Crackdown
China tightens security in Beijing on Tiananmen 25th anniversary
Al Jazeera, June 4, 2014
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/4/tiananmen-china-security.html
Chinese embassy official 'forcefully' shoves amnesty chief as she lays flowers in Tiananmen remembrance gesture
The Telegraph, June 4, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10875688/Chinese-embassy-official-forcefully-shoves-amnesty-chief-as-she-lays-flowers-in-Tiananmen-remembrance-gesture.html
Tiananmen? What Tiananmen? Beijing keeps lid on protests
USA Today, June 4, 2014
www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/06/04/tiananmen-anniversary/9946783/
Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
Reflections
周锋锁：重返天安门既激动又担心 (It’s exciting and worrysome to return to Tiananmen Square, says democracy movement student leader)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140605_inv_china_zhoufengsuo.shtml
Tiananmen’s most wanted
六四后21名被通缉学生领袖今何在?
New York Times, June 4, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04mostwanted/dual/
Q & A: Chen Guang on the soldiers who retook Tiananmen Square
老兵陈光忆六四，曾参加天安门清场
New York Times, June 3, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140603/c03chenguangqa/dual/
备忘“六四” (A memo on "June Fourth")
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/cc04daiqing/
25 years later, Tiananmen Square still colors U.S.-China relations
天安门事件在25年后仍然致使美中关系失色
The Washington Post, June 4, 2014
EN: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/tom-malinowski-25-years-later-tiananmen-square-still-colors-us-china-relations/2014/06/03/2d5ddcd2-ea69-11e3-93d2edd4be1f5d9e_story.html
CH: iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/chinese/article/2014/06/20140604300778.html#ixzz33iqGP1BR
Tiananmen divided the workers of the world
Financial Times, June 4, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1cbd4d8a-eb3c-11e3-bab6-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33mS2iyuD
Post June 4, the party has thrived, but so has corruption
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1524406/post-june-4-party-has-thrived-so-has-corruption
Chinese journalists are beginning to fight their government’s censorship
The Washington Post, June 3, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/03/chinese-journalists-are-beginning-to-fight-their-governments-censorship/
“I will not be silenced. I want truth behind Tiananmen”
The Telegraph, June 3, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10873738/I-will-not-be-silenced.-I-want-truth-behind-Tiananmen.html
See video statements by the Tiananmen Mothers:
Through video, Tiananmen Mothers speak out on 25th anniversary of June Fourth
天安门母亲发布视频纪念六四25周年
Human Rights in China, May 30, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/through-video-tiananmen-mothers-speak-out-25th-anniversary-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-fa-bu-shi-pin-ji-nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian
China media “largely quiet” on Tiananmen anniversary
六四周年：中国媒体沉默 环时对外发声
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27692365
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_china_media_tiananmen.shtml
Dalai Lama, on Tiananmen anniversary, urges China to embrace democracy
Reuters, June 4, 2014
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/china-tiananmen-dalai-lama-idINKBN0EF0N420140604
六四周年：中国严控微博 封杀措施空前 (June Fourth Anniversary: China strictly controls weibo)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_june_four_social_media_censorship.shtml
Fewer Hong Kongers support 1989 Tiananmen protests, survey finds
调查称香港人对六四民运支持度有所降低
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04hongkongers/dual/
港媒社评:“国殇六四必须平反” (HK media: Gov’t must reassess June Fourth martyrs’ memory)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_pressreview_hongkong_64.shtml
See statement:
民慟巨刺必須拔除 國殤六四必須平反 (Nat’l grief must end, gov’t must reassess June Fourth martyrs’ memory)
Mingpao, June 4, 2014
http://news.mingpao.com/20140604/mra.htm
LinkedIn under fire for censoring Tiananmen Square posts
The Guardian, June 4, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/04/linkedin-tiananmen-posts-china-censorship
Statements on June Fourth
联合国人权官员要求中国澄清六四真相 (UN rights chief calls on China to establish truth surrounding June Fourth)See statement:
Pillay urges China to release detained activists, relax restrictions on discussion of 1989 Tiananmen protests
皮莱敦促中国释放被拘押的活动人士，宽松对1989年天安门抗议事件讨论的限 制
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, June 3, 2014
EN: bit.ly/18wwYxd
CH: bit.ly/1p4DH8j
Statement by the Press Secretary on the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square
新闻秘书就天安门广场事件25周年发表声明
The White House, June 4, 2014
EN: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2014/06/20140604300757.html?CP.rss=true#axzz33gmOTzto
CH: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/chinese/texttrans/2014/06/20140604300765.html#axzz33gmOTzto
Statements by CECC Members on the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, June 3, 2014
http://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/statements-by-cecc-members-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-tiananmen
佩洛西：天安门广场精神长存但挑战仍在 (Pelosi: Tiananmen Square sentiment forever exists, challenges still remain)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/06/140604_us_china_pelosi_64.shtml
See statement:
Pelosi statement on 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
Office of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, June 3, 2014
http://www.democraticleader.gov/Pelosi_Statement_on_25th_Anniversary_Tiananmen
Detentions and Crackdown
Beijing targets artists, students on Tiananmen anniversary
北京宋庄因六四被严控多人被上岗 诗人出版25首诗作纪念六四
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/anniversary-06032014173537.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-06032014114213.html
China's Tiananmen Square locked down by security forces on 25th anniversary
The Telegraph, June 4, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10873978/Chinas-Tiananmen-Square-locked-down-by-security-forces-on-25th-anniversary.html
“天安门母亲”万安公墓拜祭家屬受严密监控 (Tiananmen Mothers under strict surveillance as they grieve at victims’ graves)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_64_beijing_tiananmen_mother.shtml
六四前夕北京高校留学生“被旅游” 维稳力度空前大量访民被控制 (Overseas students forced to go on “sightseeing” trip ahead of June Fourth, large number of petitioners under surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf-06032014114054.html
Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
June Fourth Related Events
Live-blogging the Tiananmen Square anniversary
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/live-blogging-the-25-tiananmen-square-anniversary/?_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square event
United States Department of State, June 3, 2014
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/06/227077.htm
Tiananmen memory flickers in tiny Hong Kong museum
Associated Press, June 3, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/tiananmen-memory-flickers-in-tiny-hong-kong-museum/2014/06/03/4af93226-eae3-11e3-b10e-5090cf3b5958_story.html
Sneaking remembrance into Tiananmen Square
The New York Times, June 3, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/world/asia/sneaking-remembrance-into-tiananmen-square.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Sea of lights as “record crowd” marks 25th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1525344/record-crowd-commemorates-25th-anniversary-tiananmen-crackdown
Related:
LIVE BLOG: Tiananmen Square 25th anniversary vigil in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1525282/tiananmen-square-25th-anniversary-vigil-live-blog
音频：胡佳谈绝食悼念六四死难者 (Video: Hu Jia discusses June Fourth commemorative hunger strike relay)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2014/06/140604_aud_hujia_64.shtml
For more June Fourth related events:
June Fourth 25th anniversary related activities
六四25周年相关活动
Human Rights in China, Updated May 28, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-overview
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-si-gai-shu
Reflections
Here’s how Tiananmen lives on, 25 years after the bloody crackdown
The Washington Post, June 3, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/03/heres-how-tiananmen-lives-on-25-years-after-the-bloody-crackdown/
Far from Beijing, jaded students inspired to protest
25年前，我身边的中国大学生
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04students/dual/
How Tiananmen spurred veteran lawyer to defend activists when no-one else dared
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1525196/how-tiananmen-spurred-veteran-lawyer-defend-activists-when-no-one-else
Archive footage: 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
The Telegraph, June 3, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10872869/Archive-footage-25th-anniversary-of-Tiananmen-Square-massacre.html
视频：六四25周年北京百姓反应 (Video: Beijingers' reactions to 25th anniversary of June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2014/06/140604_video_tiananmen_25_rex.shtml
Q. and A.: Louisa Lim on the pivot point for China’s contemporary history
前美国驻华记者著书谈六四改变中国历史
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04limqa/dual/
June 4: the day that defines, and still haunts China
National Public Radio, June 3, 2014
www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/06/03/318454674/june-4-the-day-that-defines-and-still-haunts-china
For one Tiananmen-era student, a very different path to power
被六四改变命运的商人肖建华
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04elite/dual/
Tiananmen square protests and crackdown: 25 years on
The Guardian, June 3, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/03/tiananmen-square-protests-crackdown-25-years-on
Tiananmen, forgotten
被遗忘的天安门
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140604/c04gao/dual/
何晓清专访（上）：后89很多民运人士被边缘化，新书希望还原真象 (Interview with Rowena He: pro-democracy activists marginalized after 1989, new book to shed light on facts)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-06032014115859.html
Q & A: Liu Heung Shing on photographing Tiananmen
美联社记者用镜头记录的六四
The New York Times, June 3, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140603/c03hsliuqa/dual/
Interview: “Tiananmen was an important opportunity”
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-06032014141504.html
Tiananmen Square: then and now
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/04/tiananmen-square-then-and-now/?mod=chinablog
Tiananmen anniversary: A revolution which almost succeeded
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27685055
Chinese students far removed from Tiananmen of 1989
北京大学生慎谈天安门事件
Financial Times, June 4, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d6c37b98-eaf4-11e3-9c8b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33cxw89oT
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001056554
Tiananmen Square: an exile's story
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27691759
This 1989 speech is one of the most important in China's history — and only eight people have heard it
Vox, June 2, 2014
www.vox.com/2014/6/2/5772016/this-1989-speech-is-one-of-the-most-important-in-chinas-history-and
“Learn from Mandela”: Party elder urges China to release truth about Tiananmen for national healing
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1525324/learn-mandela-party-elder-urges-china-release-truth-about-tiananmen
Tiananmen Square: my memories
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27603806
Tiananmen Square 25th anniversary: can prosperity and Xi Jinping reforms prevent “China Spring”?
International Business Times, June 4, 2014
www.ibtimes.co.uk/tiananmen-square-25th-anniversary-can-prosperity-xi-jinping-reforms-prevent-china-spring-1451099
Taiwan’s Ma urges China to redress Tiananmen wrongs
Agence France-Presse, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1525223/taiwans-ma-urges-china-redress-tiananmen-wrongs
Why Tiananmen still matters
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27670781
Despite China’s economic growth, its people’s discontent can’t be stifled
The Washington Post, June 4, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/despite-chinas-economic-growth-its-peoples-discontent-cant-be-stifled/2014/06/02/df24554c-e8fa-11e3-8f90-73e071f3d637_story.html
分析：六四天安门在中国历史中的定位 (Analysis: Tiananmen June Fourth’s position in Chinese history)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2014/06/140605_64_historic_significance.shtml
Truth Commission needed to unearth facts of Tiananmen Square
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1523912/truth-commission-needed-unearth-facts-tiananmen-square
透视中国：六四历史需要时间沉淀 (June Fourth history needs time to settle)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/focus_on_china/2014/06/140604_june_fourth_25th_history.shtml
The price of pollution
News China, June 2014 Issue
www.newschinamag.com/magazine/the-price-of-pollution#id:1736#date:17:28
Abandoned baby gets ID papers after 13-year fight
Shanghai Daily, May 29, 2014
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/society/Abandoned-baby-gets-ID-papers-after-13year-fight/shdaily.shtml
Related:
Abandoned as a baby, African-Chinese boy gets ID papers after 13 year fight
Shanghaiist, June 2, 2014
http://shanghaiist.com/2014/06/02/african-chinesee-boy-gets-hukou.php
滕彪：中国大举刑拘非只维稳实为清洗 (Mass detention is not just stability maintenance, but a purge, says rights lawyer Teng Biao)
Radio France International, June 1, 2014
http://rfi.my/1mNIB7h
Chinese army still haunted by the ghosts of Tiananmen Square
The Telegraph, June 3, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10871334/Chinese-army-still-haunted-by-the-ghosts-of-Tiananmen-Square.html
Tiananmen crackdown shaped China's iron-fisted approach to dissent
六四事件塑造了中国对异见的铁腕政策
The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2014
EN: http://online.wsj.com/articles/tiananmen-crackdown-in-beijing-shaped-chinas-iron-fisted-approach-to-dissent-1401750781
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140603/bch111321.asp?source=rss
The truth about the Tiananmen Square massacre
The Telegraph, June 2, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/10862408/The-truth-about-the-Tiananmen-Square-massacre.html
Related:
Through video, Tiananmen Mothers speak out on 25th anniversary of June Fourth
天安门母亲发布视频纪念六四25周年
Human Rights in China, May 30, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/through-video-tiananmen-mothers-speak-out-25th-anniversary-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-fa-bu-shi-pin-ji-nian-liu-si-25zhou-nianResources on the Tiananmen Square protests: 25 years later
ChinaFile, May 31, 2014
www.chinafile.com/Resources-Tiananmen-Square-Protests-25-Years-Later
Detentions and Crackdown
澳洲华裔艺术家郭建在中国被警方带走 (Chinese-Australian artist taken by police after giving interview on June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 2, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140602_64_guojian.shtml
Related:
Artist Guo Jian detained in latest Tiananmen clampdown
Financial Times, June 2, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/70078330-ea32-11e3-8dde-00144feabdc0.html
Chinese authorities detain ex-key aide to former Premier
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detention-06022014181317.html
How a private commemoration of the Tiananmen protests riled Chinese police
Reuters, May 31, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/01/us-china-tiananmen-idUSKBN0EC0YS20140601
Chinese rights lawyers sign aid pledge amid growing crackdown
中国迫害维权律师变本加厉 众律师签互助意向书彼此守望
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-06022014104818.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06022014111745.html
Miao Deshun: China's last Tiananmen prisoner?
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27659475
China steps up online controls, detains netizen ahead of June 4
广东维权青年张坤乐举办网上“六四”征文被刑拘
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/censorship-06022014153217.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06022014111651.html
中国各地警方六四期间加紧打压维权人士 (Police all over China intensify crackdown on human rights defenders)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-06022014112111.html
China defends crackdown ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Voice of America, June 3, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-cracks-down-on-critics-ahead-of-tiananmen-anniversary/1928154.html
RFA独家：高瑜家属获准往看守所送衣服但律师仍不能介入 北京公安六四专车送天安门难属去墓地祭奠 (Gao Yu’s family visits her in jail, Beijing police will provide special car to take June Fourth victims’ families to graves)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-06022014111617.html
Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
June Fourth Related Events
Hong Kong protesters march ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
CNN, June 1, 2014
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/01/world/asia/hong-kong-tiananmen-rally/index.html?eref=edition
美国首都华盛顿各界举办纪念六四25周年悼念活动 (June Fourth commemoration held in Washington DC)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/jz-06022014111925.html
瑞典笔会、德国大赦国际等人权团体在三号、四号举办纪念六四大型活动 (Swedish PEN, German Amnesty International and other human rights groups hold June Fourth commemorative events on June 3, 4)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gr-06032014110611.html
台湾公民团体举办六四纪念活动 (Taiwan citizens group holds June Fourth commemorative event)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/al1-06032014102351.html
Related:
Tiananmen protest leaders, in US, blast China ahead of anniversary
Agence France-Presse, June 2, 2014
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/tiananmen-protest-leaders-us-blast-china-ahead-anniversary-201638832.html
“六四”幸存者发布“25周年重聚宣言” (June Fourth survivors issue “reunion declaration” on 25th anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-06022014112004.html
中国大陆艺术家纪念六四作品集在港出版 (Collection of June Fourth commemorative artworks by mainland artists published in HK)
Voice of America, June 2, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/painting-photography-20140602/1927656.html
For more June Fourth related events:
June Fourth 25th anniversary related activities
六四25周年相关活动
Human Rights in China, Updated May 28, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-overview
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-si-gai-shu
Reflections
Voices from Tiananmen
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2014
http://multimedia.scmp.com/tiananmen/
Tiananmen Square: the long shadow
Financial Times, June 1, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/4f970144-e658-11e3-9a20-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33VTv5Luz
六四25周年：黎安友谈历史记忆的心结 (Tiananmen at 25: Andrew Nathan discusses the preoccupation of historical memory)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2014/06/140531_64_ivandrewnathan.shtml
Thrilling, then horrible: journalist recounts covering Tiananmen Square protests
The Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/03/thrilling-then-horrible-journalist-recounts-covering-tiananmen/?mod=WSJBlog
六四25周年：期盼平反 未圆的中国梦 (Tiananmen at 25: waiting for rehabilitation, the unjust Chinese dream)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140603_jiwei_64_rehabilitate.shtml
Tiananmen Square anniversary: “I served 17 years for arson”
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27664124
For one soldier at Tiananmen, a day “never forgotten”
National Public Radio, June 2, 2014
www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/06/02/317996805/for-one-soldier-at-tiananmen-a-day-never-forgotten?sc=tw
美武官忆“六四”: 拦军车的村民很爱国 (US military attache: citizens who blocked PLA vehicles in 1989 were true patriots)
Voice of America, June 2, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/wortzel-on-tiananmen-20140602/1927927.html
I'm scared to discuss Tiananmen, and the Internet is partly to blame
Foreign Policy, June 2, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/06/02/im_scared_to_discuss_tiananmen_and_internet_partly_to_blame
How CBS scooped the world on the Tiananmen Square story
The Washington Post, May 30, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/how-cbs-scooped-the-world-on-the-tiananmen-square-story/2014/05/29/a20a9e84-bfef-11e3-b195-dd0c1174052c_story.html
“You won’t get near Tiananmen!”:Hu Jia on the continuing crackdown
New York Review of Books, June 2, 2014
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/jun/02/you-wont-get-near-tiananmen-square-talk-hu-jia/
Reporter's notebook: Tiananmen Square reflections
Voice of America, June 2, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/tiananmen-square-reflections-/1927655.html
地方法院 “护短” 冤案追责难 (Local courts' tendency for cover-up makes accountability for wrongful convictions difficult)
Beijing News, June 3, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/06/03/319200.html
黄海波案能否撬动收容教育制度 (Celebrity prostitution case rekindles calls for abolishing the "Custody and Education" detention system)
Dahebao, June 3, 2014
newpaper.dahe.cn/dhb/html/2014-06/03/content_1086529.htm?div=-1
China detains five “cult members” for McDonald’s murder
Bloomberg News, June 3, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-03/china-police-detain-five-cult-members-for-murder-in-mcdonald-s.html
Rule of law key to tackling corruption in China
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2014
www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1524040/rule-law-key-tackling-corruption-china
China indicts eight in Beijing attack, pushes new policies
Reuters, May 31, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/31/us-china-attacks-indictments-idUSKBN0EB04P20140531
“We've been exhausted for days and nights:” Police recruits experience tougher training under anti-terror drive
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1523727/police-recruits-feel-heat-training-regime-toughened-anti-terror-drive
中国最高检证实调查央视郭振玺受贿嫌疑 (SPP investigate CCTV senior executive on suspicion of bribery)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140602_china_corruption_cctv.shtml
China’s anti-corruption drive focuses on energy industry
中国国家能源局副局长许永盛被免职
Financial Times, May 29, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5379486c-e608-11e3-a7f5-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33UehR9QF
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056486
Seven years to stamp out spitting: the “Woodpeckers” swooping on Beijing's bad habits
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1522872/wang-tao-and-woodpeckers-beijing-swoop-antisocial-behaviour
河南大中专新生入学将检测艾滋病 隐私保护受关注 (College freshmen undergo compulsory AIDS test in Henan)
China National Radio, May 31, 2014
http://china.cnr.cn/xwwgf/201405/t20140531_515607786.shtml
US group to honor two jailed Chinese dissidents
刘晓波、许志永获颁美国民主奖
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/award-05232014135635.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-05302014121341.html
China’s pollution of Africa finally merits a penalty
The Boston Globe, June 1, 2014
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2014/05/31/china-pollution-africa-finally-merits-penalty/4rsDElo9fU7nPsN5AyyqoN/story.html
U.S. sway in Asia is imperiled as China challenges alliances
中美加紧争夺亚洲
The New York Times, June 2, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20140602/c02asia/dual/
Security matrix prevents another Tiananmen
Associated Press, May 31, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/security-matrix-prevents-another-tiananmen-081951767.html
China disrupts Google services ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Voice of America, June 2, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-china-disrupts-google-services-ahead-of-tiananmen-anniversary/1927354.html
六四前 北京高校留学生被旅游 (Int’l students at Beijing’s China University of Political Science and Law forced to travel before June 4)
Voice of America, June 2, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/foreign-students-in-beijing-20140602/1927511.html
Detentions and Crackdown
Australian artist detained by Chinese authorities ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
The Age, June 2, 2014
http://www.theage.com.au/world/australian-artist-detained-by-chinese-authorities-ahead-of-tiananmen-anniversary-20140602-zrv8o.html
鲍彤之子：六四25周年之际父亲 “被旅游” (Zhao Ziyang’s former secretary forced to leave Beijing before June 4)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140602_june_four_baotong.shtml
Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
Reflections
Tiananmen Square: the calm before the storm
The Telegraph, June 2, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/10865041/Tiananmen-Square-the-calm-before-the-storm.html
25 years later, details emerge of army’s chaos before Tiananmen Square
The New York Times, June 2, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/world/asia/tiananmen-square-25-years-later-details-emerge-of-armys-chaos.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
Remembering Tiananmen
The Age, June 3, 2014
http://www.theage.com.au/world/remembering-tiananmen-20140602-39en8.html
Experts: Tiananmen discontent still persists
Voice of America, May 30, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/years-after-tiananmen-experts-say-chinese-leaders-still-show-weakness/1926490.html
Shot and stabbed as he tried to document the Tiananmen Massacre: the “unfortunate” death of Wu Guofeng
The Telegraph, June 1, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10868220/Shot-and-stabbed-as-he-tried-to-document-the-Tiananmen-Massacre-the-unfortunate-death-of-Wu-Guofeng.html
See more interviews with families of victims:
Through video, Tiananmen Mothers speak out on 25th anniversary of June Fourth
天安门母亲发布视频纪念六四25周年
Human Rights in China, May 30, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/through-video-tiananmen-mothers-speak-out-25th-anniversary-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-fa-bu-shi-pin-ji-nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian
HRIC June Fourth Event in HK
Remembering June 4th 1989: the role of Hong Kong in China
Film Screening and Panel Discussion, June 3, 2014 at the University Hong Kong
Hosted by The Centre for Comparative and Public Law (CCPL) of the University of Hong Kong, Human Rights in China (HRIC) and the Law Association of HKU
https://www.facebook.com/events/1454418268129914/
For more June Fourth related events:
June Fourth 25th anniversary related activities
六四25周年相关活动
Human Rights in China, Updated May 28, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-overview
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-si-gai-shu
Strikes see a new breed of labour activists: management
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1523504/strikes-see-new-breed-labour-activists-management
港媒体人呙中校、王健民据报深圳被捕 被指借以打击香港言论自由 (Arrest of HK editors in Shenzhen for “selling illegal publications” is seen as attack on to HK press freedom)
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/yf-06012014113242.html
Women detained after naked protest on Beijing's Tiananmen Square
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protest-05302014151427.html
Online anger at witnesses who did nothing to stop McDonald's killing in Shandong; cult suspects held
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1522516/six-arrested-china-killing-blamed-cult-members
Elderly suicides reported after City announces phase-out on burials
安庆禁止土葬，多位老人自杀
The New York Times, May 29, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140529/c29suicides/dual/
中国当局在新疆悬赏收缴枪支炸药(Chinese gov’t gives rewards for guns, dynamite in Xinjiang )
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140531_xinjiang_rewards.shtml
新疆规定驻疆企业新增用工当地人比例不低于7成 (Xinjiang requires at least 70% local new hires in region’s businesses)
Xinhua News Agency, May 31, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140531_xinjiang_rewards.shtml
After June 4, China is still fumbling towards respect for rights of all
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1523305/after-june-4-china-still-fumbling-towards-respect-rights-all
China orders tech ministry to self-report corruption
Reuters, May 29, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/29/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0E91DH20140529
北京举行最大规模反暴恐演习 (Beijing conducts largest counterterrorism drill)
Beijing News, May 30, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/05/30/318890.html
China’s sprawling hacking-industrial complex
The Wall Street Journal, May 30, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/05/30/chinas-sprawling-hacking-industrial-complex/?mod=chinablog
29 injured as 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocks southwest China
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1521739/59-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-southwest-china-near-myanmar
2014年高考报名人数939万人 较上年增加27万 (9.39 million sign up for university entrance exam, 270,000 more than 2013)
Xinhua News, May 30, 2014
news.163.com/14/0530/11/9TG6BT680001124J.html
China detains another activist before anniversary
Associated Press, May 30, 2014
www.wkrn.com/story/25647986/china-detains-another-activist-before-anniversary
美议员“提议命名刘晓波街道纪念六四” (China calls suggestion by members of US Congress to change street name where DC Chinese Embassy is located to honor “Liu Xiaobo” a provocation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 30, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/05/140530_china_tiananmen_us_diplomacy.shtml
Related:
China decries call in U.S. to name street after jailed Tiananmen dissident
Reuters, May 30, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/30/us-china-usa-idUSKBN0EA13620140530?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Detentions and Crackdown
Chinese news assistant detained ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Agence France-Presse, May 28, 2014
http://post.us/2014/05/28/chinese-news-assistant-detained-ahead-of-tiananmen-anniversary
Tiananmen square dissident fears more bloodshed in China
Voice of America, May 30, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/tiananmen-square-dissident-fears-more-bloodshed-in-china/1925773.html
Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
June Fourth Related Events
美国汉学家林培瑞、法国教授白夏访港谈六四 (Sinologists host seminar on June Fourth in HK)
Voice of America, May 30, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/perry-link-visit-to-hongkong-20140530/1925785.html
日本大学举办纪念天安门事件“流亡”的电影放映会 (Japanese university marks June Fourth with documentary screening)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/nz-05292014142052.html
英国人权团体将举办纪念“六四”25周年活动 (UK-based rights groups commemorate June Fourth anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/zaa-05292014123324.html
For more June Fourth related events:
June Fourth 25th anniversary related activities
六四25周年相关活动
Human Rights in China, Updated May 28, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-overview
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-si-gai-shu
Events in U.S. Congress
Tiananmen Square 25th Anniversary Remembrance
United States Capitol, May 29, 2014
http://www.c-span.org/video/?319640-1/tiananmen-square-25th-anniversary-remembrance
Tiananmen Square Protests
U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, May 30, 2014
http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-tiananmen-25-years-later-six-leaders-who-were-there
Reflections
25 years on, mothers of Tiananmen Square dead seek answers
National Public Radio, May 20, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/05/20/313961978/25-years-on-mothers-of-tiananmen-square-dead-seek-answers
Remembering Tiananmen: the lessons of history
The Economist, May 31, 2014
www.economist.com/news/china/21603016-our-bureau-chief-leaves-china-he-reflects-crushing-protests-he-witnessed-25-years
Tiananmen crackdown casts long shadow over China’s press
Voice of America, May 29, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1925145.html
Twenty-five years on, memories of June 4 loom large
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-05292014154414.html
Why do China's reforms all fail
The Diplomat, May 30, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/05/why-do-chinas-reforms-all-fail/
Church-state clash in China coalesces around a toppled spire
倒塌的基督教堂和当代中国政教冲突
The New York Times, May 30, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140530/c30chinachristians/dual/
China’s most-hated official is no surprise
中国城管被列为最不受欢迎公职人员
The New York Times, May 30, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140530/c30chengguan/dual/
Open source crypto TrueCrypt disappears with suspicious cloud of mystery
Forbes, May 29, 2014
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jameslyne/2014/05/29/open-source-crypto-truecrypt-disappears-with-suspicious-cloud-of-mystery/
China's growing peacekeeping commitment to UN shows shift in foreign policy
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1521454/chinas-growing-peacekeeping-commitment-un-shows-shift-foreign-policy
China promises improvements in restive northwest
Associated Press, May 30, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-promises-improvements-in-restive-northwest/2014/05/30/e5c5dfe4-e7ae-11e3-a70e-ea1863229397_story.html
Only the rule of law can ensure sustained prosperity in China
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2014
www.scmp.com/comment/article/1521151/only-rule-law-can-ensure-sustained-prosperity-china
China's two problems with the Uyghurs
Los Angeles Review of Books, May 28, 2014
http://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/chinas-two-problems-uyghurs/#.U4Ym6o4RUu4.twitter
涉罪未成年人多来自残缺家庭或留守儿童 (Most juvenile offenders come from broken families or are left-behind children)
The Beijing News, May 29, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/05/29/318714.html
大赦国际敦促香港捍卫新闻自由 (Amnesty International calls on HK to safeguard press freedom)
Voice of America, May 29, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/amnesty-international-20140528/1924744.html
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Hong Kong must be alert to gradual erosion of its freedom of expression
The South China Morning Post, May 27, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1520030/hong-kong-must-be-alert-gradual-erosion-its-freedom-expression
Nobel laureate’s release from prison may hinge on his “regret”
刘晓波有机会获假释，但必须悔罪
The New York Times, May 29, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140529/c29laureates/dual/
美国会通过决议案 纪念六四民主运动25周年 (US House passes resolution to commemorate June Fourth anniversary)
Voice of America, May 28, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/tiananmen-movement-20140528/1924825.html
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US Congress calls on China to free Tiananmen prisoners
Agence France-Presse, May 29, 2014
http://www.alternet.org/rss/breaking_news/58431/us_congress_calls_on_china_to_free_tiananmen_prisoners House debate on human rights in China
C-Span, May 28, 2014
http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4499420/house-debate-human-rights-chinaHouse Resolution 599
113th United States Congress, May 28, 2014
http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/599
“重回天安门”运动吁演行为艺术 湖南维权人士被刑拘威胁 (June Fourth performance art piece planned; Hunan rights defender detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy2-05282014100953.html
专辑：六四25周年 (Special Edition: 25th Anniversary of June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 28, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/cluster_june_fourth_25th.shtml
Tiananmen square anniversary prompts campaign of silence
六四25周年前夕，北京维稳力度空前
The New York Times, May 28, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140528/c28crackdown/dual/
六四25周年：香港学生的精神传承(June Fourth 25: HK students' spiritual heritage)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 29, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140529_64_hongkong_local_youth.shtml
Activist couple put in detention for commemorating Tiananmen crackdown
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1521257/activist-couple-put-detention-commemorating-tiananmen-crackdown
新疆召开大会 公开审判逮捕拘留上百人 (Mass public trials and arrests of suspects of "terrorism" and "splittism")
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xql-05282014144641.html
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China holds public rally to punish 55 in northwest
Associated Press, May 28, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-holds-public-rally-to-punish-55-in-northwest/2014/05/28/0921fcc2-e6e0-11e3-a70e-ea1863229397_story.htmlChina: Shameful stadium “show trial” is not justice
Amnesty International, May 29, 2014
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/china-shameful-stadium-%E2%80%98show-trial-is-not-justice
The Communist Party survived Tiananmen, but does it have the tools to last another 25 years?
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1520414/communist-party-survived-tiananmen-does-it-have-tools-last
湖南记者因揭候鸟被盗猎受到死亡威胁 (Hunan journalist received death threats after reporting on poaching of migrating birds)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-05272014132002.html
Chinese city targets pharma firms in graft crackdown
Reuters, May 27, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/27/us-china-pharmaceuticals-investigation-idUSKBN0E71KD20140527
Blue skies, safe food: the Chinese Dream in song
The Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/05/27/blue-skies-safe-food-the-chinese-dream-in-song/?mod=chinablog
Chinese graduates scramble for jobs amid calls for educational reform
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2014
www.rfa.org/english/news/china/graduates-05272014105615.html
Open brain, insert ideology
Bloomberg View, May 20, 2014
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-05-20/open-brain-insert-ideology
China's beachhead in U.S. schools
The Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303480304579577831032931804?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303480304579577831032931804.html&utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=708ae5d2fb-Sinocism05_27_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-708ae5d2fb-29608041&mc_cid=708ae5d2fb&mc_eid=279e3e47aa
China hits activists with common-crime charges
Associated Press, May 27, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-hits-activists-with-common-crime-charges/2014/05/27/57e747aa-e57c-11e3-a70e-ea1863229397_story.html
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中国当局以刑事罪名迫害活动人士 (China persecutes activists using criminal charges)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-05272014145638.htmlRestrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014 CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan
China to “clean up” instant messaging apps
中国开始整治即时通讯 微信或用实名制
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 27, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27599306
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140527_wechat_governance.shtml
China tensions grow after Vietnamese ship sinks in clash
越南渔船南海沉没，中越互指对方挑衅
The New York Times, May 28, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20140528/c28vietnam/dual/
参与“六四”公祭多人被秋后算账 当局成立专案组调查 (Participants of June Fourth memorial service detained; gov’t establishes special investigation team)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-05272014095655.html
中国民主党在巴黎纪念“六四”25周年 (China Democracy Party commemorates June Fourth in Paris)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/gr-05282014080346.html
Escape from Tiananmen: how secret plan freed protesters
Bloomberg News, May 27, 2014
www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-27/escape-from-tiananmen-how-secret-plan-freed-protesters.html
事业单位涨薪 7月起工资社保向企业看齐 (State-affiliated entities to raise wages and social benefits starting in July)
China Business Media, May 27, 2014
www.cb.com.cn/economy/2014_0527/1062479.html
Legal punches for two reporters' sealed lips
Caixin, May 26, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-05-26/100682481.html
China's Xi chooses repression over reform: Amnesty
The Economic Times, May 27, 2014
economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/35635436.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
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China: persecution of Tiananmen activists exposes President Xi’s reform lies
Amnesty International, May 27, 2014
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/china-persecution-of-tiananmen-activists-exposes-president-xi-s-reform-lies
最高法：国家赔偿金标准提高至每日200.69元 (SPC raises state compensation standard for deprivation of liberty to 200.69 yuan per day)
People's Daily, May 27, 2014
news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-05-27/162430241860.shtml
Politburo vows to improve living standards in Xinjiang
中央政治局承诺改善维族人生活水平
The New York Times, May 28, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140528/c28xinjiang/dual/
中纪委：反腐形势严峻复杂 部分干部纪律松弛 (Top graft watchdog says anti-corruption campaign faces complex challenges)
Beijing News, May 26, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/05/26/318312.html
全疆戒严实行反恐专项行动 扩及全国为期一年民众称影响生活
China launches regional security crackdown after Urumqi attack
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/crackdown-05232014160313.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf1-05262014094038.html
China clamps down on US consulting groups
中国禁止国企使用美国咨询公司服务
Financial Times, May 26, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/310d29ea-e263-11e3-89fd-00144feabdc0.html#axzz32vinn9HY
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056413
白皮书：已有190个城市实时发布PM2.5监测数据 (Latest human rights whitepaper indicates 190 cities publish real-time reading of PM2.5)
Beijing News, May 26, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/05/26/318310.html
China to scrap millions of cars to improve air quality
中国称将加大减排力度淘汰百万辆黄标车
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 26, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27583404
CH: www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140526_china_yellowtag_cars.shtml
Guangdong to loosen hukou household registration system for millions of migrants
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1519649/guangdong-loosen-hukou-household-registration-system-millions-migrants
北京提高对非京籍儿童进入小学门槛引发家长抗议 (Parents protest tough documentation requirements in elementary school admission for children without Beijing hukou)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/yl-05222014103415.html
广东独立参选人李碧云受虐致瘫 庭上被急救法官宣布休庭
Chinese activist's trial postponed amid fears for her health
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-05222014164303.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05222014094653.html
人权人士：中国人权状况堪忧 外界需持续施压 (Human rights groups voice deep concern about dire situation in China, call on intl community to sustain pressure)
Voice of America, May 22, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-human-rights-20140522/1920512.html
中国维护国安将推网络安全审查制度 (State Council introduces cyber vetting rules targeting online products and services that "threaten national security")
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 22, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140522_china_cyber_vetting.shtml
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保障网络信息安全将采取五方面措施 (Five measures to ensure online information security)
State Council Information Office, May 23, 2014
www.scio.gov.cn/xwfbh/xwbfbh/xczb/zy/Document/1356841/1356841.htm
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of China, including Hong Kong and Macao
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, May 23, 2014
bit.ly/1ns0pqV
For more information about the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, see:
Experts raised key systemic issues in UN rights review of China
联合国专家审议中国人权状况时提出制度问题
Human Rights in China, May 9, 2014
EN:www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/experts-raised-key-systemic-issues-un-rights-review-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/lian-he-guo-zhuan-jia-shen-yi-zhong-guo-ren-quan-zhuang-kuang-shi-ti
Russia and China veto UN move to refer Syria to international criminal court
The Guardian, May 22, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/22/russia-china-veto-un-draft-resolution-refer-syria-international-criminal-court
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China-Russia disgraceful veto in the Security Council blocks ICC referral of the Syrian situation
International Federation for Human Rights, May 22, 2014
www.fidh.org/en/north-africa-middle-east/syria/15365-china-russia-disgraceful-veto-in-the-security-council-blocks-icc-referral
China treads carefully as it pursues influence
Associated Press, May 25, 2014
www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/05/24/china-treads-carefully-pursues-influence/iHZXcTD9yiOrwj16MrdFGP/story.html
Does China pose a threat to global food security? It says no
The Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/05/21/does-china-pose-a-threat-to-global-food-security-it-says-no/?mod=WSJBlog
China and Russia: best frenemies
The Economist, May 22, 2014
www.economist.com/news/leaders/21602695-vladimir-putin-pivots-eastward-should-america-be-worried-best-frenemies
痛忆六四：华邮记者目睹成堆尸体 (Former Washington Post reporter recalls seeing piles of corpses after June 4th crackdown)
Voice of America, May 26, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/southerland-20140526/1923101.html
Tiananmen comment eyed after professor’s microblog vanishes
The New York Times, May 26, 2014
sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/tiananmen-comment-eyed-after-professors-microblog-vanishes/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=tw-share&_r=0
Academic unbowed 25 years after suppression of Chinese pro-democracy movement
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1520146/lawyer-journalist-and-academic-unbowed-25-years-after-suppression-chinese
Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary: the last prisoner of the protests
The Telegraph, May 26, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10856528/Tiananmen-Square-massacre-anniversary-the-last-prisoner-of-the-protests.html
六四25周年 王丹在台湾谈中国民主 (In Taiwan, 1989 student leader Wang Dan talks about democracy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 27, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2014/05/140527_64_taiwan_wangdan.shtml
Amid headwinds, State Council takes baby steps on land reform
Caixin, May 21, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-05-21/100680473.html
湖南村民不满征地补偿告市政府和市长 法院审理 (Court accepts Hunan villagers' lawsuit against local gov't for inadequate compensation for land requisition)
Beijing Youth Daily, May 23, 2014
news.163.com/14/0523/03/9STB8ODQ00014AED.html
北京法院接受首例“同性恋治疗”案 (Beijing court takes up first case against clinic that claims to "cure" homosexuality)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 22, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140522_gay_heal_clinic.shtml
中国政府`“六四”前发布《人权白皮书》 (Chinese gov't issues report on its own human rights record ahead of June Fourth anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/jz-05262014162605.html
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China media: Human rights “progress”
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 27, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27584367 国新办发布《2013年中国人权事业的进展》白皮书(全文)
Progress in China's Human Rights in 2013
State Council Information Office, May 26, 2014
CH: www.scio.gov.cn/zxbd/wz/Document/1371237/1371237.htm
EN: www.scio.gov.cn/zxbd/wz/Document/1371125/1371125.htm
China’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad friend circles
Foreign Policy, May 21, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/05/21/chinas_terrible_horrible_no_good_very_bad_friend_circles
China detains more than 200 suspected separatists in Xinjiang, state media says
The Guardian, May 26, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/26/china-200-separatists-xinjiang-anti-terrorism-crackdown
City in China bombing divided by ethnic tension
Associated Press, May 26, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/city-in-china-bombing-divided-by-ethnic-tension/2014/05/25/4750a150-e470-11e3-a70e-ea1863229397_story.html
Deadly explosions in China’s west
新疆年内最严重爆炸案考验中国民族政策
The New York Times, May 23, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140523/c23xinjiang/dual/
Xinjiang attacks attributed to China's Uighurs grow in sophistication
Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2014
www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-car-bombs-china-uighur-20140522-story.html
What Beijing means by “reform”
The Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2014
online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304587704579585811299776036?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304587704579585811299776036.html
For China’s Communist Party, stability as usual isn’t enough
The Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/05/26/for-chinas-communist-party-stability-as-usual-isnt-enough/?mod=chinablog
Former top China JPMorgan banker said to be arrested in Hong Kong
摩根大通前高管方方据信被限制离开香港
The New York Times, May 22, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20140522/c22jpmorgan/dual/
China corruption fight turns on “naked officials” with family overseas
Reuters, May 22, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/22/us-china-corruption-idUSBREA4L0HW20140522?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews