chinese communist party, hong kong human rights and democracy act of 2019, hong kong protests, tiananmen square massacre

4 Characteristics of Hong Kong’s Resistance

Over the past six months, the people of Hong Kong have suffered heavy casualties, with some of the worst taking place during the clashes between police and students on a university campus on November 12.  This situation is comparable to that of the June 4, 1989 brutality in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. It has made the ...

Max Lu

Students using umbrellas during protests.

From Tiananmen to Berlin

In the early morning of June 4, 1989, the bloody suppression of the student-led demonstration by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Tiananmen Square shocked the world. The Western world and media severely condemned this. Four months later, the Berlin Wall fell. On October 7, 1989, at the National Day celebrations of the 40th anniversary ...

Max Lu

Germans celebrating at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

World Will Not Accept Another Tiananmen Massacre: Steve Bannon

Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon believes that China is playing a dangerous game trying to curtail the rights of Hongkongers. In an interview with the YouTube channel “Zooming In with Simone Gao,” he said that the world is not willing to accept another Tiananmen Massacre. Hong Kong and China Steve Bannon warned that ...

Jack Roberts

Steve Bannon.

UN Secretary-General Defiantly Silent on Topic of Tiananmen Massacre

With human rights organizations commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, one would think that the United Nations would make a strong statement regarding the incident. But to the contrary, the UN has chosen to remain silent, refusing to condemn the Chinese communist government for the brutal crackdown. Silence on Tiananmen António Guterres, the UN ...

Max Lu

The United Nations.

Three Decades After Tiananmen Massacre, Chinese Immigrants Hope for a Better Future

In 1989, the Chinese communist regime carried out the Tiananmen massacre attack against pro-democracy protestors, which has now become a symbol of authoritarian suppression. Thousands of innocents died in the crackdown. Even more were arrested and tortured, forced to give up their ideals, and live quiet lives in compliance with state rules. Many Chinese have ...

Max Lu

Tiananmen Square in 1989.

The 30th Anniversary Memorial Concert for the June 4 Tiananmen Massacre

Dr. Fengshi Yang, a well-known composer, conductor, and pianist, has been holding a yearly memorial concert for the past three decades in remembrance of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen massacre incident in China. This year, she held the 30th Anniversary Memorial Concert in Chicago. Yang has been holding a memorial concert every year since 1989. ...

Hermann Rohr

Little girl perfoming at memorial concert.

Chinese Mourn the 30th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre

On June 4, 1989, the Chinese government engaged in a violent crackdown on protestors demanding democracy in the country. Thousands of people died as a result and the incident became known as the Tiananmen Massacre. Being the 30th anniversary of the infamous incident, the Chinese commemorated it as a symbol of resistance against authoritarianism. A ...

Max Lu

Commemorating the Tiananmen massacre.

Hong Kong Journalist Witnessed the Tiananmen Massacre

On May 25, Taiwan’s Central News Agency published an interview with Liu Ruishao, who was a witness to the bloody massacre in Tiananmen Square. During that time, Liu was 35 years old and a director stationed in Beijing of Hong Kong’s Wenhui Daily. As Liu recalled, on the morning of June 4, 1989, while he was ...

Helen London

Interview with Ruishao.

Remembering June 4

Today is the 13th anniversary of the June 4 massacre in Beijing and I remember it like it was yesterday. I was staying at the house of the New Zealand Chinese poet Gu Cheng and his wife Xie Ye on Waiheke Island. When we turned on the Concert Programme at 8 a.m. to catch the ...

John Andress

Tiananmen Square.

China Put Families of Tiananmen Massacre Victims Under Surveillance

With the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in full swing, China is keeping the families of the victims under surveillance. While some families have been put under house arrest, a few of them have been relocated to “vacation” spots and are under constant watch by the police. Almost 3,000 people are ...

Max Lu

A Tiananmen protester.