Tiananmen Square
Hong Kong Police Say Activists Will Be Charged Over Tiananmen Square Vigil
Thousands of protesters descended on the city's Victoria Park on June 4 to mark the anniversary of the massacre, despite police refusing permission for them to do so.
Zoom Shut Down US-Hosted Tiananmen Square Meeting in Compliance with China
"When a meeting is held across different countries, the participants within those countries are required to comply with their respective local laws," a Zoom spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Tiananmen Square Gave China a 'Vaccine' Against Unrest: State Media Editor
Hu Xijin—the editor of the Global Times newspaper—accused the U.S. of exporting civil unrest but being unable to deal with its own.
On Tiananmen Anniversary, Hong Kong Protesters Brace for Chinese Crackdown
China has gobbled up the territory's freedom, undeterred by protests and international condemnation. Who's next?
I Witnessed Tiananmen Square. COVID-19 Makes Me Fear for China Even More
All signs point to China and the world mutually closing their doors to each other, and as a member of the Chinese diaspora, that's what I hate to see.
How China's Hawks Still Exploit the 1989 Tiananmen Protests
One of America's leading China experts reflects on the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.
I Witnessed Tiananmen, and China Wouldn't Dare Do the Same in Hong Kong
There are special purposes only Hong Kong can serve for Beijing, especially as President Donald Trump's economic iron curtain falls.
Viral Photo of Hong Kong Protestor Sparks Tiananmen Square Comparisons
The photo was taken on Sunday evening, during a clash between police and protesters in the Tsuen Wan area of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is Not Tiananmen Square—But Xi Won't Hold Back Forever
China is far more dependent on trade today than it was during the crackdown on 1989. But Xi also wants to resolve the situation promptly.
Chinese Activist, Artist Ai Weiwei: "Nobody Trusts China's Judicial System"
"We have a clear memory about what happened thirty years ago, what happened when students assembled peacefully in Tiananmen Square."
Tiananmen Square Reminds Us Communism Can Only Result in a Police State
30 years later, the sad reality is that we have no strategy to change the evolution of China away from a Communist Party-controlled giant surveillance system.
Tiananmen Square: U.S. Is Hijacking Chinese Human Rights, State Media Says
"The U.S. has no credibility to hold the moral high ground," a Global Times editorial claimed in response to a statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Who Was The Tank Man? 30 Years After Tiananmen Square
In the iconic image taken after the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident, one lone protester faced down a column of tanks as they advanced on him.
Tiananmen Square Anniversary: Has China Changed Politically Since Protests?
"[China's] successes have come at the cost of continued authoritarianism, and it is ultimately impossible to know what the public feels about that trade-off," Jared Hall, Dean of Academic Life at the Hotchkiss School, told Newsweek.
Thirty Years After Tiananmen Square, China is Richer—But Not Remotely Free
Human rights remain under attack in China on an unprecedented scale, defying America's hopes that economic openness will result in greater liberty.
Tiananmen Square Massacre: China Slams U.S. For Honoring Anniversary
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised the "heroic protest movement" that was crushed by Chinese troops in 1989.
Tiananmen Square Censorship Ensures Revolution 'Immunity,' State Media Says
A Global Times editorial suggested the official secrecy around the brutal suppression of pro-democracy protesters in 1989 has allowed the country to advance.
U.S. Tells China to Admit Death Toll of Tiananmen
The vice president urged a "full public accounting."
China Hires 20,000 People for State-Sponsored Wikipedia
The project leader called it a "Great Wall of culture" that would rival Wikipedia, which is partly blocked in China.
Don't Fear Democracy, Taiwan Tells China
Taiwan's president risks upsetting Beijing with her comments on the anniversary of the deadly crackdown on student protests.
Dalai Lama References Tiananmen Square on Anniversary, Calls for Democracy in China
"While great progress has been made to integrate into the world economy, I believe it is equally important to encourage China to enter the mainstream of global democracy."
China Defends Tiananmen Crackdown on Eve of 25th Anniversary
The anniversary of the date on which troops shot their way into central Beijing in 1989 has never been publicly marked in mainland China
How a Private Commemoration of the Tiananmen Protests Riled Chinese Police
Rights group Amnesty International said 48 people had been detained, placed under house arrest, questioned by police or had gone missing ahead of the anniversary
China Detains Rights Lawyer Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Crackdown
Pu Zhiqiang, a leading free-speech lawyer, has represented many well-known dissidents, including artist Ai Weiwei and activists of the "New Citizens' Movement"