Rebecca Valli
June 01, 2014 2:25 PM
HONG KONG — Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents gathered a few days early to mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests on June 4, 1989, crushed with deadly force by Chinese troops. Continue reading
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Testimony by Zhou Fengsuo in front of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Hearing on May 30, 2014
Published: June 4th, 2014
Dear Mr. Chairman and Members of the committee:
Thank you for inviting me to come to this special event, a time for remembrance and celebration. Continue reading
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by Yaxue Cao
By Teng Biao, published: June 5, 2014
June 4th Vigil in Victoria Park, Hong Kong. 180,000 attended.
In 1989, I was a high school student in a small county in Northeastern China. Two years later, I was admitted into Peking University. Continue reading
2014/06/01 21:06:49
Taipei, June 1 (CNA) A poetry anthology was released Sunday in Taipei to remember the Tiananmen Square massacre, a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in China in 1989. Continue reading
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THE EDITORS 05.31.14
This June 4 marks 25 years since the military crackdown on student protestors in and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing, following months of demonstrations. This resource page includes links to our recently published pieces and to our archived stories on the Tiananmen Continue reading
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By Ellen Ishkanian | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT JUNE 06, 2014
“I hoped the kids would read it and think about why this foreigner was writing this,” Henry DeGroot said.
MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF
“I hoped the kids would read it and think about why this foreigner was writing this,” Henry DeGroot said. Continue reading
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JUNE 6, 2014
Chan Tat Ching in his office in Hong Kong. Credit Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times
By CHRIS BUCKLEY
HONG KONG — WHEN tens of thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong this week to mourn the military carnage against protesters in Beijing 25 years ago, Chan Tat Ching stood among them, holding a candle and bowing to honor the dead. Continue reading
By Fang Zheng, published: June 6, 2014
Wuchang Kidnapping
In Zhanjiang, I boarded a train to Wuchang, Hubei (湖北武昌) where I would transfer to the No. 88 train to Beijing. On the ferry, I met a middle-aged business woman, whose destination was Anyang, Henan, on the same route as me. She offered to Continue reading
