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1989-nián chūn xià zhījiāo de zhèngzhì fēngbō: Wade–Giles: 1989-nien 2 chʻun 1 hsia 4 chih 1-chiao 1 te 0 cheng 4-chih 4 feng 1-po 1: IPA [í.tɕjòʊ.pá.tɕjòʊ.njɛ̌n ʈʂʰwə́n ɕjâ ʈʂɻ̩́.tɕjáʊ tɤ ʈʂə̂ŋ] Wu; Romanization: 1989-ni tshen-ghô tsy-jiau di tsen-tsy fhon-bo: Yue: Cantonese; Yale Romanization
The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests were a turning point for Chinese censorship, especially after they were forcibly suppressed on 4 June 1989 following a declaration of martial law and People's Liberation Army troops being deployed, and the Chinese government was condemned internationally.
Due to the severe censorship, most of the younger generation in China, such as Chinese university students, are totally ignorant of the protests in 1989 and the government crackdown on 4 June 1989. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi , caricatured this by saying that young Chinese thought that ' Tank Man ' was ...
Hundreds, including Alex Chow, former student leader of the Umbrella Movement, attended a vigil in New York's Washington Square Park in New York. "Liberate Hong Kong" banners were seen. [31] Activists organised a candlelit vigil outside the Chinese embassy in Vancouver, British Columbia. Award-winning filmmaker Jevons Au attended. [34]
The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre were a turning point for many Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, who were subjected to a purge that started after June 4, 1989. The purge covered top-level government figures down to local officials, and included CCP General Secretary Zhao Ziyang and his associates. [1]
In September, Linda Sun, a former aide in the New York governor's office, was charged with using her position to serve Chinese government interests. She was said to have received benefits ...
The Chinese government prefers to leave the dissidents in exile. [21] Those who attempt to re-enter, such as Wu'er Kaixi, have been simply sent back, but not arrested. [ 21 ] In 2009, Xiong Yan, number 21 on the list, returned to China with a visit to Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, in order to mark the 20th anniversary the ...
The two former colonies are the only places on Chinese soil where the 1989 crushing of China's pro-democracy movement can be commemorated. [1] In 2013, more than 150,000 participants braved the torrential rains in Hong Kong and Macau to remember the 1989 student protest movement, according to organisers; police estimated the turnout to be ...