Government Accountability (政府问责)

洗腦話劇巡演攻民心　欲取代宗教推中共為「上帝」（視頻）(Theatre production about poverty alleviation promotes replacing religion with “new gospel” of CPC as path to true happiness)
Bitter Winter, May 30, 2019

China’s Xi says reform faces new problems, external uncertainty rising
Reuters, May 29, 2019

Chinese communists disciplined for letting statue of Chairman Mao topple over in strong winds
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2019

The “16+1” becomes the “17+1”: Greece joins China’s dwindling cooperation framework in Central and Eastern Europe
Jamestown Foundation, May 29, 2019

Chaos, hope, change: Stories from 70 years of the People's Republic of China
The Guardian, May 29, 2019

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China's modern history, in pictures
The Guardian, May 29, 2019

Multiple Three-Self churches across Henan “donated” to state
Bitter Winter, May 29, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei asks for quick ruling against US ban
Voice of America, May 29, 2019

Alibaba to offer cloud computing service in Brazil
Sina English, May 29, 2019

Undersea cables: Huawei's ace in the hole
Nikkei Asian Review, May 28, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】港大學生會發動聯署　去信聯合國促關注修例 (University of Hong Kong student union to launch petition to UN Human Rights Committee on extradition law amendment bill)
The Stand News, May 30, 2019

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Hundreds of petitions appear in protest of Hong Kong’s controversial China extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, May 30, 2019

Hong Kong extradition bill: Lawyers announce rare silent protest as city’s leader Carrie Lam survives no confidence vote
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2019

【逃犯條例】39建制議員聯署倡罪行年期提高至7年　須中央機關申請 (39 pro-establishment legislators issue joint petition to raise extradition threshold to crimes carrying 7 years imprisonment)
Ming Pao, May 30, 2019

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Hong Kong fugitive tycoon Joseph Lau withdraws legal challenge to extradition bill, expressing “love” for country
Hong Kong Free Press, May 29, 2019

“Hong Kong is a persecutor”: Family who helped Edward Snowden asks Canada for asylum
Hong Kong Free Press, May 30, 2019

Liaison Office accused of meddling in Law Society vote
The Standard, May 30, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why did Germany feel the need to grant asylum to Hong Kong riot fugitives? Ask Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2019

A Chinese lawyer remains isolated in prison. We must join his wife in demanding justice.
Washington Post, May 29, 2019

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

On This Day — May 29, 1989: Goddess of Democracy erected: During the night, students of the Central Academy of Fine Arts assemble the 37-foot-high statue of the Goddess of Democracy, built in two days out of plaster and Styrofoam. It stands opposite the giant portrait of Mao Zedong.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

Hong Kong has kept flame of Tiananmen Square crackdown alive for 30 years – but is the fire burning out?
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2019

30 years after Tiananmen, a Chinese military insider warns: Never forget
The New York Times, May 28, 2019

30 years ago: Students urge end to siege of square
China Digital Times, May 28, 2019

30 years on, Chinese dissident Wang Dan reflects on the Tiananmen Massacre
Agence France-Presse, May 28, 2019

Relatives of Tiananmen Massacre victims pay respects at cemetery
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2019

Why we remember June Fourth
ChinaFile, May 28, 2019

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

Hong Kong activist keeping promise he made 30 years ago to ensure Tiananmen Square crackdown is not forgotten
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2019

30 years ago: Li Peng tightens grip
China Digital Times, May 27, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Labour activist Liu Shaoming marks four years in jail as crackdown continues
China Labour Bulletin, May 28, 2019

You can now avoid a traffic ticket in China if you post a social media confession
Radii China, May 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

In lecture to visiting US scholars, Chinese official picks up “clash of civilisations” theme
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2019

艺术家张玥故宫颁奖典礼提六四30年 遭全网封杀 (Media blackout on artist Zhang Yue after he mentions June Fourth in acceptance speech at Imperial Palace award ceremony)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2019

The Chinese state media anchor taking on Fox
Inkstone News, May 28, 2019

Xi meets representatives of overseas Chinese
Xinhua News, May 28, 2019

Minitrue: Bank tied to missing billionaire taken over
China Digital Times, May 27, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Q&A: Director Hao Wu on coming out in a Chinese family
China Film Insider, May 28, 2019

Badiucao, “China’s artful dissident”
China Digital Times, May 27, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China runs Confucian culture courses for religious leaders in bid to boost control
Associated Press, May 28, 2019

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China’s religious leaders vow integration with Confucianism
Global Times, May 27, 2019

China rejects U.S. call for dialogue with Dalai Lama
The Hindu, May 28, 2019

China says U.S. demand on its state-owned enterprises is “invasion” on economic sovereignty
Reuters, May 26, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Who brings the internet to Africa’s remote regions?
Deutsche Welle, May 28, 2019

Chinese firms stole sensitive data from Swiss-based competitor
Swiss Info, May 27, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong judges see risks in proposed extradition changes
Reuters, May 29, 2019

劉鑾雄撤回對修訂逃犯條例司法覆核申請 (Joseph Lau to withdraw application for judicial review of extradition law amendment, says he hopes for “harmony and stability”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 29, 2019

Video: Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam pledges more adjustments to extradition bill, amid storm of criticism
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2019

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【專訪】戴啟思質疑提高引渡罪行門檻只是小修小補 (Philip Dykes criticizes raising rendition threshold to 7 years as “minor touch-up” to bill, emphasizes distrust of mainland legal system)
Now News, May 29, 2019

Hong Kong extradition bill: Government looks at allowing prison terms to be served in city
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2019

Legalising same-sex marriage in Hong Kong “impractical,” “waste of resources,” claims new equality watchdog chief
Hong Kong Free Press, May 29, 2019

“Now or never” for Hong Kong LGBT couples to secure right to marriage and civil unions, as court challenge to government begins
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2019

【逃犯條例】 專訪 FCC 前主席 Steve Vines：憂傳媒噤聲記者被捕　信港人不易投降 (Interview: Former FCC chairman Steve Vines speaks out on extradition amendments’ threat to press freedom in Hong Kong, has faith that Hong Kong people will not easily surrender)
The Stand News, May 28, 2019

Commentary (评论)

How Hong Kong barristers can strike a blow for gender equality by supporting a parental subsidy
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2019

Human Rights Watch mourns founder Robert Bernstein: Focus on activists, fellowships for youth define his legacy
Human Rights Watch, May 28, 2019

As Taiwan celebrates same-sex marriage, why is no one shouting about the shameful lack of women’s rights?
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2019

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

On This Day — May 28, 1989: Arrests begin: Bao Tong, Zhao Ziyang’s former aide, is arrested in one of the first of tens of thousands of arrests in which protest leaders, participants, and sympathizers are detained across the country.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

《六四30年》：天安門母親冀延續抗爭力量 (June Fourth 30th anniversary: Tiananmen Mothers wish to continue the resistance)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 28, 2019

6 months after cancelled exhibition, new film about Chinese cartoonist Badiucao to air on Tiananmen anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2019

Remembering the Tiananmen Massacre, 30 years on: “They died on the spot”
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2019

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

Xinjiang (新疆)

China wages relentless crackdowns on its Muslims. But Saudi Arabia stays quiet as it bolsters ties with Beijing.
Washington Post, May 27, 2019

一位德国学者如何孤身挖出了中国镇压穆斯林的证据？
The German data diver who exposed China’s Muslim crackdown
Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2019

新疆针对失业青年实施“青年就业启航计划” (Xinjiang implements “youth employment initiation project” for unemployed residents aged 16-35)
People’s Daily, May 27, 2019
HRIC Note: The project, proclaimed as an initiative to aid local unemployment, commences by building a data server to host information on unemployed persons aged 16-35, including their names, data on family conditions, reasons for unemployment, career preferences, and skill levels. Authorities will also organize “tours of human resources markets and skilled-labor institutes,” and arrange for subsidies and placement in “vocational training camps and employment training workshops.”

Access to Information (信息公开)

After trade talks, China press crafts a controlled nationalist narrative
Columbia Journalism Review, May 27, 2019

遭學生舉報發表「損害國家聲譽」言論　重慶師大教授被貶圖書館工作 (Chongqing professor demoted to librarian after student accuses him of “damaging national reputation” in his lectures on Lu Xun )
The Stand News, May 27, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Orwell in the Chinese classroom
Made In China Journal, May 27, 2019

How Berlin became an unlikely home for China’s artists
The Atlantic, May 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

汪洋在四川甘孜调研时强调：扎实做好宗教工作和脱贫攻坚 努力实现藏区繁荣发展和长治久安 (Chair of CPPCC: Persist in Sinicization of religion, guide all to uphold CPC rule, increase quality of poverty alleviation)
People’s Daily, May 28, 2019

俄领事馆警告：入境中国将被检查手机内信息 (Russian embassy in Guangzhou warns: Russians entering China may be subject to phone searches, including secure messaging app content)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2019

Crackdown on foreign religious groups in Liaoning
Bitter Winter, May 27, 2019

China bridles at rare meeting between Taiwan and U.S. security officials
Reuters, May 27, 2019

China says “mutual respect” needed for any trade talks with US
Agence France-Presse, May 27, 2019

巴基斯坦新娘指控中国男子骗婚
She thought she’d married a rich Chinese farmer. She hadn’t.
The New York Times, May 27, 2019

Beijing’s relentless march to eliminate poverty
Financial Times, May 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Xi seeks global tech cooperation after U.S. blocks Huawei
Bloomberg, May 26, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】林鄭月娥指外國領事過份憂慮 「承受幾多政治上批評都應該做」(Foreign consulates overly worried, says Carrie Lam, claiming extradition law amendment “should proceed regardless of how much political criticism we receive”)
Inmediahk.net, May 28, 2019

Related:
Top foreign diplomats express serious concerns about Hong Kong government’s extradition proposal at Legislative Council
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2019

Chief Exec. Carrie Lam declines democrats’ challenge to debate controversial extradition bill on TV
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2019

Commentary (评论)

能讓中共不戰而勝的「吉斯林」第五縱隊，早已滲透進台灣 (“China’s Quisling” and the “fifth column” have already infiltrated Taiwan and will win the war for the CPC without a fight)
The News Lens, May 28, 2019

Taiwan’s same-sex marriage law should encourage rights reform across Asia
Nikkei Asian Review, May 27, 2019