Commentary (评论)

Exiled in the U.S., a lawyer warns of “China’s long arm”
The New York Times, June 15, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/world/asia/teng-biao-china-censorship.html

In translation: “To stay or to leave Hong Kong?” – A letter from jailed localist Edward Leung, written before his sentencing
Hong Kong Free Press, June 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/16/translation-stay-leave-hong-kong-letter-jailed-localist-edward-leung-written-ahead-sentencing/

Kim Jong-Un’s Air China summit charter is proof Beijing is wind beneath his wings
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2150738/kim-jong-uns-air-china-summit-charter-proof-beijing-wind-beneath

Protecting child rights in Hong Kong will take more than an official commission
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2150906/protecting-child-rights-hong-kong-will-take-more

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Nearly half of Xinjiang Village’s residents sent to ‘Political Re-Education Camps’: official
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/half-06142018132115.html

黄琦案庭审突被取消 “六四天网”义工提出质疑 (Scheduled Wang Qi trial is suddenly canceled, 64Tianwang volunteers seek answer)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-06152018102754.html

毒奶粉十周年：结石宝宝之家蒋亚林赴港遭拦截 (At 10th anniversary of tainted milk powder scandal, “Home of Kidney Stone Babies” founder, Jiang Yalin, is barred from traveling to Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06152018104209.html

山西男子朋友圈辱骂交警被拘 律师:警方处罚没问题 (Man arrested for insulting traffic police on Wechat)
China News, June 15, 2018
http://xinwen.eastday.com/a/n180615182437642.html?qid=news.baidu.com

四部门发文明确恐怖活动和极端主义犯罪定罪标准等 (Joint guidelines by Supreme People's Procuratorate, Supreme People's Court, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Public Safety set out standards on crimes of terrorism, extremism)
China News, June 15, 2018
https://3w.huanqiu.com/a/4e2d56fd65b095fb7f51/7DL4lrATsSk?agt=8

发改委：每月首个工作日公布限制乘火车飞机人员名单 (National Development and Reform Commission to post travel ban list on the first work day of every month on China Credit website)
China News, June 15, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-06/15/content_7571040.htm?node=5955

Access to Information (信息公开)

Reuters Inst. study flags impact of Chinese money on independence of Hong Kong media
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/15/reuters-inst-study-flags-impact-chinese-money-independence-hong-kong-media/

洪振快“狼牙山五壮士”案开庭 (Court hears counter-suit by former editor of liberal CPC journal alleging defamation by PLA publications concerning his probe on veracity of resistance episode during Sino-Japanese War)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/ql2-06152018104257.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Funeral of Chinese activist canceled amid doubts about death
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/funeral-of-chinese-activist-canceled-06152018102144.html

Inside a Chinese labor camp: Q&A with Leon Lee, director of “Letter From Masanjia”
Sup China, June 15, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/06/15/qa-with-leon-lee-director-of-letter-from-masanjia/

中国跨性别群体：不再躲藏 向前迈进 (Transgender groups in China: No more hiding)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/hj-06142018105453.html

616铁路工人节在即 铁路工人遭强力稳控 (Railroad workers subject to harsh restrictions in lead up to June 16 Railroad Workers’ Day)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06152018104417.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中國首例地方政府欠薪　湖南耒陽欠公務員工資 (Leiyang in Hunan becomes the first local government to miss payroll)
Oriental Daily News, June 15, 2018
http://hk.on.cc/cn/bkn/cnt/news/20180615/bkncn-20180615211331182-0615_05011_001.html

国际人权组织联署促欧盟直面中国人权 (International human rights NGOs urge EU to press China on human rights)
Voice of America, June 15, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/rights-groups-eu-chinese-human-rights-20180615/4440260.html

Related:
NGOs to EU on Human Rights Crisis in China: “Failure to Robustly Challenge China’s Abusive Conduct Helps Enable it”
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2018
https://www.hrichina.org/sites/default/files/joint_ngo_letter_to_presidents_tusk_and_juncker_-_eu-china_summit_-_13_june_2018.pdf

中国当局强迫藏人学唱红歌迎“七一” (Chinese authorities force Tibetans to “Sing Red” to celebrate July 1 National Day)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06142018094815.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong justice department warns insulting judges online could amount to contempt of court
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2150878/hong-kong-justice-department-warns-insulting

China to have joint immigration control of new Hong Kong rail terminus
The Guardian, June 15, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/15/china-to-have-joint-immigration-control-of-new-hong-kong-rail-terminus

【割地成真】一地兩檢三讀通過　西九站劃內地管轄區　實行內地法律 (Critics say passage of law on co-location checkpoints allowing enforcement of mainland law inside West Kowloon Station is tantamount to concession of Hong Kong territory)
The Stand News, June 15, 2018
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/割地成真-一地兩檢三讀通過-西九站劃內地管轄區-實行內地法律/

Related:
民主派向立法會主席提出不信任議案 (Pan Dems draft “no confidence” motion against LegCo president)
inmediahk.net, June 15, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1057712

【一地兩檢集會】學生斥梁君彥濫權玩晒 站出來對抗議會暴力 (Students vow resistance against co-location “violence,” accuse Legco president of abuse of power)
inmediahk.net, June 15, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1057706

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

路透：中国对台湾黑客攻击更隐秘难追踪 (Reuters: China-originated hacker activities targeting Taiwan are becoming harder to detect)
Voice of America, June 15, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-cyber-taiwan-20180615/4440547.html

Commentary (评论)

高考作文与政治体检 (Essays in Gaokao—college entrance exam—are tests for political correctness)
The Financial Times, June 15, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001078026?adchannelID=&full=y

On gay marriage in Hong Kong, equal rights should get priority over social prejudice
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2150600/gay-marriage-hong-kong-equal-rights-should-get-priority-over

Justice seen to be done over Mong Kok despite claims of opposition
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2150683/justice-seen-be-done-over-mong-kok-despite-claims-opposition

Access to Justice (司法公正)

拒删论坛“政治类有害信息”被捕 许华案庭审突取消 (Arrested for refusing to remove “harmful political information” from forum, hearing on Xu Hua’s case is suddenly cancelled)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06142018094313.html

最高法微信公号评顾雏军再审案：让公众认识到庭审不是走过场 (Supreme People’s Court comments on Chujun Gu case via Wechat account: Must focus on transparency and legitimacy of trial process)
The Paper, June 14, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2196286

“战狼式强拆”有望根本解决，多个战区推进涉军维权协作 (Numerous military units collaborate to provide comprehensive legal services and streamlined procedures on rights-related complaints for military personnel)
The Paper, June 14, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2195955

Access to Information (信息公开)

Internal memo reveals tighter regulations on Chinese films and television dramas
Sup China, June 12, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/06/12/internal-memo-reveals-tighter-regulations-on-chinese-films-and-television-dramas/

北京独立书店被要求下架一系列境内出版物 (Beijing independent book store ordered to take series of domestic publications off shelves)
Voice of America, June 14, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/independent-book-store-beijing-take-down-sensitive-books-201806013/4438234.html

China is spending billions on its foreign-language media
The Economist, June 14, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/06/16/china-is-spending-billions-on-its-foreign-language-media

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese truck drivers, activists warn of more protests over fuel, fines and cutthroat rates
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2150876/chinese-truck-drivers-activists-warn-more-protests-over

China's transgenders “step forward” from the shadows
AFP, June 14, 2018
https://www.afp.com/en/news/717/chinas-transgenders-step-forward-shadows-doc-15o6dw1

中国再传退伍军人维权集结号 (Veterans assemble to call for rights defense in China again)
Voice of America, June 14, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-latest-former-pla-men-protest-20180614/4438473.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

涉買賣官職 紅二代官員落馬 (2nd generation red officer steps down on suspicion of buying and selling official positions)
Mingpao, June 13, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180614/s00013/1528913821494

西安市纪委监委介入调查“慈善资助副局长儿赴美留学” (Xi'an Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection involved in investigating "use of charity funds to support U.S. study abroad for deputy secretary’s son")
Beijing News, June 13, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/06/13/491015.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

大陸「監控股」獲海外基金追捧　西方資金變相支持新疆監控 (China’s “monitoring" stock is chased by foreign funds, Western money is thereby indirectly supporting monitoring of Xinjiang)
The Stand News, June 14, 2018
https://www.thestandnews.com/china/大陸-監控股-獲海外基金追捧-西方資金變相支持新疆監控/

监控国民大跃进 新车将强制安装识别芯片 (A great leap forward for citizen monitoring: new vehicles required to install ID chips)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-06132018110443.html

Hong Kong (香港)

立法會三讀通過高鐵一地兩檢條例草案 (After 3rd reading, LegCo passes XRL co-location draft)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 14, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1401770-20180614.htm

Related:
一地兩檢最後審議　梁君彥拒5名昨被逐議員開會 (Andrew Leung prevents 5 LegCo members, who were removed from chamber yesterday, from participating in final review of XRL co-location case)
The Stand News, June 14, 2018
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/一地兩檢最後審議-梁君彥拒5名昨被逐議員開會/

立會審議一地兩檢條例草案　民主派全數修正案被否決 (LegCo vetoes all pan-democrat amendments during review of co-location case)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 14, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1401739-20180614.htm

Domestic helpers on the march in Hong Kong to demand better living and working conditions
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2150797/domestic-helpers-march-hong-kong-demand-better-living-and

Commentary (评论)

Why are Hong Kong’s "localists" on their own?
香港本土派为何在孤军奋战？
The New York Times, June 14, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180614/hong-kongs-localists-edward-leung/dual/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京一中院：对于律师的调查取证申请，办案机关必须予以回应 (Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court: Case handling agency must respond to lawyer's application for investigation and evidence collection)
The Paper, June 13, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2192718

Access to Information (信息公开)

China formally arrests author who penned article criticizing president's speech
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/author-06132018111007.html

警方：一男子造谣称重庆医科大学落马校长自杀身亡，被拘3日 (Netizen jailed for 3 days for spreading fake suicide news regarding disgraced university president in Chongqing via Wechat)
Shang You News, June 13, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2191454

民航局公布首批86名失信人被禁乘飞机1年 (Civil Aviation Administration of China releases list of 86 defaulters with one-year air travel bans)
People’s Daily, June 13, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-06/13/content_7568474.htm?node=5955

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tycoon Gu Chujun’s case review provides latest test of China’s treatment of private sector
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2150579/gu-chujun-case-review-provides-latest-test-chinas

Chinese women struggle for workplace equality
Financial Times, June 13, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/4daf100a-6e4f-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914

廣州漢羈押期間亡　家屬逾2年後獲悉遺體將火化 (Family members of Zhang Liumao, who died mysteriously in detention, receive cremation notice after being denied right to view Zhang’s body for 2 years)
Oriental Daily News, June 13, 2018
http://hk.on.cc/cn/bkn/cnt/news/20180613/bkncn-20180613184741414-0613_05011_001.html

流亡藏人丹增唯色：中国境内家属遭拘押迫害 (Chinese authorities detain and harass family members of exiled Tibetan Tenzin Woeser)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06122018094448.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

In China’s far west, companies cash in on surveillance program that targets Muslims
Foreign Policy, June 13, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/13/in-chinas-far-west-companies-cash-in-on-surveillance-program-that-targets-muslims/

美大學研發十億像素超級相機　落入中國變大規模監控工具 (1 billion pixel super camera developed by U.S. university became mass monitoring tool in China)
The Stand News, June 13, 2018
https://www.thestandnews.com/china/美大學研發十億像素超級相機-落入中國變大規模監控工具

Related:
How a powerful spy camera invented at Duke ended up in China’s hands
杜克大學研發的十億像素超級相機如何落入中國手中？
The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2018
EN: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-powerful-spy-camera-invented-at-duke-ended-up-in-chinas-hands-1528714895
CH: https://cn.wsj.com/articles/CT-TEC-20180612123012

滴滴：即将局部恢复顺风车夜间订单，但男车主只能接男乘客 (Didi to resume late night ride sharing services, drivers and riders must be of same sex)
The Paper, June 13, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2192491

Hong Kong (香港)

Under new plan, Hong Kong’s rural election candidates may have to sign form pledging allegiance to China
Hong Kong Free Press, June 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/13/new-plan-hong-kongs-rural-election-candidates-may-sign-form-pledging-allegiance-china/

No gov’t investigation into Mong Kok unrest following sentencing of localist Edward Leung, says Hong Kong leader
Hong Kong Free Press, June 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/13/no-govt-investigation-mong-kok-unrest-following-sentencing-localist-edward-leung-says-hong-kong-leader/

Law Society trailblazer to speak her mind
The Standard, June 13, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=196772&sid=11&sid=11

HKSAR LegCo finishes second reading of XRL co-location bill
香港特区立法会完成广深港高铁“一地两检”条例草案二读
Xinhua, June 13, 2018
EN: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/13/c_137251534.htm
CH: http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-06/13/c_1122981729.htm

Related:
立會通過一地兩儉草案二讀 五民主派議員被驅離會議廳 (LegCo finishes second reading of XRL co-location bill, 5 pan-democracy members kicked out of chamber)
Think Hong Kong, June 13, 2018
http://www.thinkhk.com/article/2018-06/13/27518.html

警員到立法會蒐證　梁君彥指有職員執勤受傷感遺憾 (Police arrive at LegCo to gather evidence, Andrew Leung regretful about injured staff members)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 13, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1401556-20180613.htm

毛孟靜對警方到會議廳蒐證表示非常遺憾　指惡人先告狀 (Claudia Mo disappointed about police officers gathering evidence inside LegCo chamber: “The thief cries thief”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, Juen 13, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1401551-20180613.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

穿六四文化衫被失踪 六四酒案超期羁押两年 (Citizen who wore June Fourth shirt disappeared, activists in Chengdu Liusi Jiu case not yet tried despite over 2 years in detention)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06112018094939.html

江西掛「平反六四」標語　三人涉煽動顛覆國家政權被捕 (3 activists who displayed June Fourth banner in Jiangxi arrested for inciting “subversion of state power”)
The Stand News, June 12, 2018
https://www.thestandnews.com/china/江西掛-平反六四-標語-三人涉煽動顛覆國家政權被捕/

全国首例侵犯烈士名誉案宣判 一网民被判公开道歉 (1st Chinese netizen prosecuted and sentenced to publicly apologize for crime of slandering "heroes and martyrs" since passage of Heroes and Martyrs Protection Act in April)
China News, June 12, 2018
http://xinwen.eastday.com/a/n180612170859455.html

Related:
全國首宗侵犯烈士名譽案江蘇開審　男網民被判透過傳媒公開道歉 (1st case of “slandering heroes and martyrs" tried in Jiangsu, netizen sentenced to apologize publicly through the media)
HK01, June 12, 2018
https://www.hk01.com/即時中國/198377/全國首宗侵犯烈士名譽案江蘇開審-男網民被判透過傳媒公開道歉

治老赖新招：湖南浏阳法院通过农村广播播报被执行人信息 (Village court in Hunan Province broadcasts debtor’s judgment over public radio system, a practice expected to be expanded to more villages in the future)
The Paper, June 12, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2190907

Citizen participation (公民参与)

Elderly woman exonerated after being jailed for petitioning over land dispute in China
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2150471/elderly-woman-exonerated-after-being-jailed-petitioning

Three detained in China over poster campaign on massacre anniversary
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/poster-06122018105644.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Need a personal loan? Sure, if you’re a Communist Party member
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2150451/need-personal-loan-sure-if-youre-communist-party-member

Hong Kong (香港)

Organizers of Hong Kong’s annual July 1 march running out of time as venue fallback plan rejected
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2150446/organisers-hong-kongs-annual-july-1-march

Public should not make claims about court’s ‘political judgments’ or ‘romanticise’ civil disobedience, Chief Exec. says
Hong Kong Free Press, June 12, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/12/public-not-make-claims-courts-political-judgments-romanticise-civil-disobedience-chief-exec-says/

Statue to Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo erected in Hong Kong’s Times Square despite protest from building’s owner
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2150424/statue-nobel-peace-prize-winner-liu-xiaobo-erected-times

Pro-Beijing candidate wins Eastern
The Standard, June 12, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=196718&sid=4&sid=4

China's Navy Commissions 41st Type 056/056A Stealth Warship
The Diplomat, June 12, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/chinas-navy-commissions-41st-type-056056a-stealth-warship/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China slaps prominent human rights lawyer with effective travel ban
“709”律师王宇被限制出境
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-passport-06082018143032.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-06082018091126.html

中国三知名维权律师被当局正式吊销执业证 (Chinese authorities revoke law licenses of 3 prominent rights defense lawyers)
Voice of America, June 11, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-three-prominent-rights-attorney-debarred-20180611/4433355.html

Police in China's Shandong detain 23 petitioners, cutting short their vacation
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-06082018123740.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s national media places rare blame on ZTE
The Diplomat, June 9, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/strike-06112018112639.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's truck drivers stage strike over rising costs, low fees
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/strike-06112018112639.html

南京史氏父子赴港悼念六四遭打压 (Father and son detained after participating in June Fourth Hong Kong rally)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-06082018091237.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Underpaid and exhausted: the human cost of your Kindle
The Guardian, June 9, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/09/human-cost-kindle-amazon-china-foxconn-jeff-bezos

At least 3 electrocuted in street during south China storms
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2150231/least-3-electrocuted-street-during-south-china-storms

基层一直监管乏力！打击“微腐败”，乡镇到底该做什么？ (National Supervisory Commission extends reach to village level)
Legal Daily, June 11, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-06/11/content_7567247.htm?node=5955

The forgotten farm families in Beijing’s anti-poverty campaign: how China’s rural poor fall through the cracks
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2149994/forgotten-farm-families-beijings-anti-poverty-campaign-how-chinas

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

北京整治村庄安全 变相清理“低端人口”？(Beijing increases security in villages, a disguised form of the cleanup “low-end population" campaign?)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06082018091025.html

China-hosted SCO summit “unity” contrasts with G7 disarray
Al Jazeera, June 10, 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/china-hosted-sco-summit-unity-contrasts-g7-disarray-180610082344876.html

上合峰會發《青島宣言》　倡建全球反恐統一戰線 (SCO summit issues the Qingdao Declaration, advocates for a global counterterrorism alliance)
Oriental Daily News, June 10, 2018
http://hk.on.cc/cn/bkn/cnt/news/20180610/bkncn-20180610192050140-0610_05011_001.html

定了！“上合”未来要干这些大事 (18th SCO Summit releases Joint Statement of Heads of Member States of SCO on Promoting Trade Facilitation)
People’s Daily, June 11, 2018
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2018/06-11/8535032.shtml

Related
Xi clarifies SCO direction, outlines future goals
People’s Daily, June 11, 2018
http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/0611/c90000-9469969.html

Chinese hackers steal unclassified data from navy contractor
中国黑客窃取美国海军作战敏感数据
The New York Times, June 11, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20180611/china-hack-navy-contractor-/dual/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, the face of city’s independence movement, jailed for six years over Mong Kok riot
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2150156/hong-kong-activist-edward-leung-face-citys

Related
Edward Leung 6-year jail sentence “political retribution,” says ex-lawmaker as democrats rally around localist
Hong Kong Free Press, June 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/11/edward-leung-6-year-jail-sentence-political-retribution-says-ex-lawmaker-democrats-rally-around-localist/

彭定康回應梁天琦被判刑　批評公安條例被用作政治用途 (Ex-governor Chris Patten criticizes Public Order Ordinance as being “vague" and “open to abuse”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 11, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1401041-20180611.htm

时代广场指物业遭非法占用向刘晓波塑像摆设人下逐客令 (Time Square Hong Kong claims their property is illegally occupied, expulsion order is issued to owner of Liu Xiaobo Statue)
Radio France Internationale, June 10, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180610-时代广场指物业遭非法占用向刘晓波塑像摆设人下逐客令

Commentary (评论)

Who are China’s political prisoners? A human rights assessment, 29 years after the Tiananmen Massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/10/chinas-political-prisoners-human-rights-assessment-29-years-tiananmen-massacre/

Here’s how to re-educate an entire ethnic group
Al Arabiya Network, June 11, 2018
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/2018/06/11/Here-s-how-to-re-educate-an-entire-ethnic-group.html

廖亦武：“中国早已是洗脑式独裁” (Liao Yiwu: China is already a brainwashing dictatorship)
Deutsche Welle, June 09, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2zCba

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Friends, family of “suicide” activist under house arrest in China's Hunan
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/friends-06072018114354.html

青岛上合峰会厉害了 异议人士被延长“旅游”(“Forced travel” for Chinese activists continues after June Fourth anniversary in lead up to SCO summit)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-06082018090911.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

微自由：如果镇压六四伟光正，咋不让人纪念胜利？(If the June Forth crackdown was so glorious and correct, why aren’t people allowed to commemorate this “victory?”)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/freedom-06072018162953.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Shortage of HPV anti-cancer drug Gardasil in Hong Kong prompts protest outside Merck offices in Causeway Bay
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2149922/shortage-hpv-cancer-drug-gardasil-hong-kong

多国法律界联署谴责中国打压维权律师 (Legal professionals from around the world jointly condemn China's crackdown on rights lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-06072018092039.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tibetan advocate’s prison term in China is condemned
联合国人权专家谴责中国刑囚藏语倡导者扎西文色
The New York Times, June 8, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/world/asia/china-tashi-wangchuk.html
CH:https://cn.nytimes.com/world/20180608/china-tashi-wangchuk/

八九民运人士李旺阳雕像在美落成” (Statue of Tiananmen activist Li Wangyang unveiled in U.S.)
Radio France Internationale, June 8, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180608-八九民运人士李旺阳雕像在美落成

中纪委公布50名外逃人员线索 (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reveals list of 50 fugitives, calls on public to report them)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/hj-06072018143153.html

Swedish press jointly urges China to free detained bookseller Gui Minhai
The Diplomat, June 8, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/swedish-press-jointly-urges-china-to-free-detained-bookseller-gui-minhai/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese firms in surveillance race
The Standard, June 8, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=196640&sid=5&sid=5

Why Facebook’s tie-up with Chinese smartphone giant Huawei is the sum of all fears in U.S.
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2149820/why-facebooks-tie-chinese-smartphone-giant-huawei

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

What is China's objective with the 2018 16+1 Summit?
The Diplomat, June 8, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/what-is-chinas-objective-with-the-2018-161-summit/

What to look for when the leaders of China, Russia, Iran and India meet for this year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2149811/what-look-when-leaders-china-russia-iran-and-india-meet

Hong Kong (香港)

Rewriting history? Hong Kong education turns into political battleground
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/08/rewriting-history-hong-kong-education-turns-political-battleground/

Hong Kong gay rights suffer setbacks
Voice of America, June 7, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/hong-kong-gay-rights-suffer-setbacks/4428279.html

Pro-democracy camp calls for last stand against high-speed rail joint checkpoint bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/08/pro-democracy-camp-calls-last-stand-high-speed-rail-joint-checkpoint-bill/

Related
香港关注组将集会反对西九高铁站一地两检 (Concerned Hong Kong groups rally against high-speed rail joint checkpoint)
Voice of America, June 8, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/hk-co-location-arrangement-20180608/4430360.html

Commentary (评论)

Universities in China have a lot to learn
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2149815/universities-china-have-lot-learn

Access to Information (信息公开)

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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

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 (香港)

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/

Commentary (评论)

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

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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

Access to Information (信息公开)

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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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/

Related:
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

Related:
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

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

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

Related:
"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 (香港)

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

Commentary (评论)

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

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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

Access to Information (信息公开)

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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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

Related:
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/

Related:
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

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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

Related:
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

Hong Kong (香港)

Media round-up: Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil as reported by local newspapers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/05/media-round-hong-kongs-tiananmen-vigil-reported-local-newspapers/

Related:
Undeterred by legal threat, Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil continues tradition of condemning China’s “one-party dictatorship”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/05/undeterred-legal-threat-hong-kongs-tiananmen-vigil-continues-tradition-condemning-chinas-one-party-dictatorship

Annual Tiananmen vigil shows that Hong Kong respects and upholds freedom, says Chief Exec. Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/05/annual-tiananmen-vigil-shows-hong-kong-respects-upholds-freedom-says-chief-exec-carrie-lam

Absence of student groups divides opinion at Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/05/absence-student-groups-divides-opinion-hong-kongs-tiananmen-massacre-vigil/

拒出席六四烛光晚会 香港大学学生会洗刷国殇之柱 (HKU Student Union washes Pillar of Shame sculpture to commemorate June 4 instead of participating in rally at Victoria Park)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/gf2-06042018103726.html

Co-location changes trimmed
The Standard, June 5, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=196449&sid=4&sid=4

Commentary (评论)

Key questions about the June 4 Massacre
China Change, June 4, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/06/04/key-questions-about-the-june-4-massacre

29年后，中国依然看不到变化 (29 years later, no changes in China)
The Financial Times, June 5, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001077878

Interview: “I still have flashbacks to that night”
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/flashbacks-06042018133558.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06052018092524.html

Argument: Don’t close the door on Chinese scientists like me
Foreign Policy, June 4, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/04/dont-close-the-door-on-chinese-scientists-like-me

June Fourth (六四)

Hong Kong marks Tiananmen Crackdown, as China ignores event
The New York Times, June 4, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/world/asia/hong-kong-tiananmen-vigil.html

港台纪念六四 蔡英文脸书简体发帖 (Hong Kong, Taiwan commemorate June 4, President Tsai Ing-wen posts in simplified characters on Facebook)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2018
http://www.dw.com/zh/港台纪念六四-蔡英文脸书简体发帖/a-44071299

Related:
现场直击：逾11万人香港维园悼“六四”29周年 (Eyewitnesses: More than 110,000 people attended 29th anniversary of June 4 in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-44358784

June 4 vigil turnout beats expectations as Hong Kong organisers call for mass showing at next year's 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2149245/june-4-vigil-turnout-beats-expectations-hong-kong-organisers

Tiananmen anniversary — keeping the memory of the massacre alive
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2018
http://www.dw.com/en/tiananmen-anniversary-keeping-the-memory-of-the-massacre-alive/a-44070827

Costly date: 64.89 yuan forbidden on Tiananmen June 4 anniversary
Agence France-Presse, June 4, 2018
https://www¬¬.yahoo.com/news/us-china-tussle-over-tiananmen-anniversary-091703852.html

Xi Jinping urged to “re-evaluate” Tiananmen crackdown in letter from victims’ families
Agence France-Presse, June 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2148974/xi-jinping-urged-re-evaluate-tiananmen-crackdown-letter

Related:
“六四” 29周年：真相、遗忘与分化 (29th anniversary of June 4: Truth, compensation, and accountability)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-44353179

Open letter to Xi Jinping from the Tiananmen Mothers
天安门母亲致习近平公开信
Human Rights in China, May 31, 2018
EN: https://www.hrichina.org/en/node/21838
CH: https://www.hrichina.org/chs/node/21828

International Community Must Support the Tiananmen Mothers to Press for Official Accounting of the 1989 June Fourth Crackdown
国际社会必须支持天安门母亲，敦促中国当局承担六四镇压责任
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2018
EN: https://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/international-community-must-support-tiananmen-mothers-press-official
CH: https://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/guo-ji-she-hui-bi-xu-zhi-chi-tian-men-mu-qin-dun-cu-zhong-guo-dang-ju

#Tankman2018: Hero of Tiananmen protest remembered across globe
The Guardian, June 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/04/tankman2018-hero-of-tiananmen-protest-remembered-across-globe

Related:
调查发现香港少年竟多不识长安街“坦克人”是什么 (Survey: Many Hong Kong young people do not know about Chang’an Street “tank man”)
Radio France Internationale, June 4, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180604-调查发现香港少年竟多不识长安街坦克人是什么

China and U.S. in war of words over Tiananmen crackdown death toll
The Telegraph, June 4, 2018
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/04/china-us-war-words-tiananmen-crackdowndeath-toll

Related:
Release the Tiananmen Square death toll, United States urges China
Reuters, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2149118/release-tiananmen-square-death-toll-united-states-urges

六四29周年 美促中对受难者负责 (On 29th anniversary of June 4, U.S. raises China’s accountability to victims)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2018
http://www.dw.com/zh/六四29周年-美促中对受难者负责/a-44063071

June 4 Tiananmen anniversary vigil in Hong Kong: Despite student snub, attendance higher than last year, with 115,000 present according to organisers
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2149203/tiananmen-anniversary-vigil-hong-kong-hundreds-arrive

Related:
Hong Kong student groups snub candlelight vigil to remember bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4, saying there is no moral duty to attend
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2149127/no-moral-duty-attend-june-4-vigil-hong-kong-student-groups

Exclusive: Unseen shots from Tiananmen 1989 – When Beijing’s students dared to dream of change
Hong Kong Free Press, June 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/04/exclusive-unseen-shots-tiananmen-1989-beijings-students-dared-dream-change/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China Nobel dissident's widow says serving “life sentence” for love
Agence France-Presse, June 1, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-nobel-dissidents-widow-says-serving-life-sentence-140045054.html

Chinese activists detained, under surveillance on “politically sensitive” massacre anniversary
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/anniversary-06042018115307.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

History of legal disputes in China behind Zhejiang woman in Hong Kong illicit photos conviction
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2149221/history-legal-disputes-china-behind-zhejiang

China cracks down on child pornography, illegal publication
Sina, June 2, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/s/2018-06-02/detail-ihcikcew8527108.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Sister of late Chinese dissident Li Wangyang thanks Hongkongers for support of democracy push and 1989 Tiananmen victims
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2149243/sister-late-chinese-dissident-li-wangyang-thanks-hongkongers

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to be council member of Chinese think tank led by dissident Wang Dan
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2148983/hong-kong-pro-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-be-council

Tibetan students in Qinghai appeal in letter for teaching in Tibetan
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/students-06012018150420.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Report: U.S. lawmakers target Chinese interference in new bill
Foreign Policy, June 4, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/04/u-s-lawmakers-target-chinese-interference-in-new-bill-beijing-united-front-meddling/

Chinese authorities raid underground church and detain pastor ahead of Tiananmen service
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2149229/chinese-authorities-raid-underground-church-and-detain

China restricts Tibetan observances in Lhasa during Buddhist holy month
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/restricts-06012018164641.html

China steps up Uighur crackdown during Ramadan
Voice of America, June 2, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-steps-up-uighur-crackdown-during-ramadan/4420874.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

ZTE drops Communist Party chief to reverse U.S. import ban
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2149089/zte-senior-sales-executive-replaced-communist-party-secretary-amid-shake

China names 169 people banned from taking flights or trains under social credit system
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2148980/china-names-169-people-banned-taking-flights-or-trains

Related:
China bans people from flights, trains over “poor social credit”
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/social-credit-06012018144059.html

瞄准世界科技前沿引领科技发展方向抢占先机迎难而上建设世界科技强国 (Xi Jinping: Seize the opportunity to make China a great power in science and technology)
The Paper, May 25, 2018
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2018-05/29/nw.D110000renmrb_20180529_2-01.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmakers-elect sentenced for unlawful assembly
Voice of America, June 4, 2018
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/hong-kong-protests/4423306.html
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/hong-kong-ex-lawmakers-sentenced-20180604/4423308.html

Hong Kong independence activists sentenced to four weeks' jail
Agence France-Presse, June 4, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/04/hong-kong-independence-activists-sentenced-to-four-weeks-jail

Related:
六四祭日香港法庭判2被指前独派议员入监 (On June 4 anniversary, Hong Kong court sentences 2 to jail)
Reuters, June 4, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180604-六四祭日香港法庭判2被指前独派议员入监

Only a third of changes raised by Hong Kong pan-democrats to be considered in next debate on joint checkpoint bill, Legco president says
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2149228/only-third-changes-raised-hong-kong-pan-democrats

Commentary (评论)

Why have so many Hongkongers developed amnesia over the Tiananmen massacre?
Hong Kong Free Press, June 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/04/many-hongkongers-developed-amnesia-tiananmen-massacre

The Tiananmen Massacre and the need for solidarity between all who oppose one-party dictatorship in China
Hong Kong Free Press, June 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/03/june-4-need-solidarity-peoples-oppose-one-party-dictatorship-china

六四近三旬 影响今何在？(What is the influence of June 4 in the near future?)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2018
http://www.dw.com/zh/六四29周年-美促中对受难者负责/a-44063071

關於六四，我想說的是 (What I want to say about June 4)
InMediaHK, June 4, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1057467

June 4 shows why Hong Kong is not just another city in China
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2149024/june-4-shows-why-hong-kong-not-just-another-city-china

China makes it clear who's the boss of Hong Kong
The National Interest, June 3, 2018
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/china-makes-it-clear-whos-the-boss-hong-kong-26060

China’s closing of top leftist website signals Party’s determination to enforce ideological unity
Hong Kong Free Press, June 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/02/chinas-closing-top-leftist-website-signals-partys-determination-enforce-ideological-unity

There’s an obstacle in China’s drive to take on the U.S. in tech: Beijing
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2148805/theres-obstacle-chinas-drive-take-us-tech-beijing

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“Love is a serious crime, a life sentence” – Liu Xia audio on May 25, 2018
China Change, June 1, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/06/01/loving-liu-xiaobo-is-a-serious-crime-a-life-sentence-liu-xia-audio-on-may-25-2018/

Related:
劉霞錄音中透露　會等到7月份看能否有機會出國 (Liu Xia voice recording: Wait until July to see if there’s an opportunity to go abroad)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 1, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1399483-20180601.htm

Interview: “I cannot express the pain and helplessness I feel”
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/mother-05312018150607.html

六四前夕 鲍彤遭禁声异议学者被旅游 (In advance of June Fourth, dissident scholars are forced to travel or are placed under house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05312018100738.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Allowing photography in Hong Kong courts “could help prevent future riots,” says woman accused of contempt after uploading images to WeChat
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2148901/allowing-photography-hong-kong-courts-could

Student group at Fudan University forced to cancel annual production of “The Vagina Monologues”
SupChina, May 31, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/05/31/student-group-at-fudan-university-forced-to-cancel-annual-production-of-the-vagina-monologues/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's complicated LGBT movement
The Diplomat, June 1, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/chinas-complicated-lgbt-movement

Related:
Vocational school in Hunan tells students to “say no to homosexuality”
SupChina, May 30, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/05/30/vocational-school-in-hunan-tells-students-to-say-no-to-homosexuality

More teachers protest unpaid bonuses in China's Anhui Province
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/teachers-strike-05312018140009.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s reform and opening: 40 years and counting
The Diplomat, June 1, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/chinas-reform-and-opening-40-years-and-counting

Portraits of persistence: the Hongkongers refusing to let memories of China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown die
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2148681/portraits-persistence-hongkongers-refusing-let-memories-die

Related:
Hong Kong’s leftover Tiananmen activists face cynicism, powerlessness and growing resignation that 1989 protesters may never be vindicated
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2148642/hong-kongs-leftover-tiananmen-activists-face-cynicism

专访支联会主席：悼念六四 良心行为 (Interview: Chair of Hong Kong Alliance says commemorating June Fourth is an act of conscience)
Deutsche Welle, June 1, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2yVPx

首座刘晓波永久雕像将竖立台北 (The first permanent statute of Liu Xiaobo to be displayed in Taipei)
Deutsche Welle, June 1, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2ylHF

Related:
Taiwan plans sculpture honoring Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel-winning activist
The New York Times, June 1, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/world/asia/liu-xiaobo.html

天安門母親致習近平公開信　堅持真相、賠償及問責 (Tiananmen Mothers send open letter to Xi Jinping, persevering in request for truth, compensation, and accountability)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 1, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1399418-20180601.htm

Related:
Open letter to Xi Jinping from the Tiananmen Mothers
天安门母亲致习近平公开信
Human Rights in China, May 31, 2018
EN: https://www.hrichina.org/en/node/21838
CH: https://www.hrichina.org/chs/node/21828

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

One of China’s poorest provinces wants to be a tech hub
The Economist, May 31, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/06/02/one-of-chinas-poorest-provinces-wants-to-be-a-tech-hub

China talks of building a “digital Silk Road”
The Economist, May 31, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/06/02/china-talks-of-building-a-digital-silk-road

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong court overturns ruling granting spousal benefits to husband of gay civil servant
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/01/hong-kong-court-overturns-ruling-granting-spousal-benefits-husband-gay-civil-servant

Related:
Why gay civil servant Angus Leung took on the Hong Kong government to claim for spousal benefits
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2148858/why-openly-gay-civil-servant-angus-leung-took

Conservative lawyers’ good showing in Hong Kong Law Society vote driven by proxy votes
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2148872/conservative-lawyers-good-showing-hong-kong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Beijing kindergarten teacher indicted for abuse of children in her care
北京红黄蓝幼儿园案疑犯被提起公诉
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/beijing-kindergarten-teacher-indicted-for-abuse-of-children-05302018113242.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05302018101543.html

Man jailed for 6 months for stepping on Chinese flag
The Telegraph, May 30, 2018
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/30/man-jailed-six-months-stepping-chinese-flag

曾与默克尔总理会面 709律师家属出行受限 (Family member of 709 lawyer who met German Chancellor Angela Merkel restricted from travel)
Deutsche Welle, May 31, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2yhKQ

「709」律師王宇：公安用兒子要脅她，被逼上央視認罪 (709 lawyer Wang Yu: Public security used son to coerce her CCTV confession)
Standnews, May 31, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/709-律師王宇-公安用兒子要脅她-被逼上央視認罪/

Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen calls for release of underground Hebei bishop Cui Tai
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/31/hong-kongs-cardinal-zen-calls-release-underground-hebei-bishop-cui-tai