Harsh security on the anniversary of the pro-democracy protest suggests deep official concern about any potential unrest. But many Chinese don’t know what happened – and may not care.
By Peter Ford, Staff writer / June 4, 2014
Tiananmen Square in Beijing was under close guard to short-circuit any possibility of demonstrations marking the 25th anniversary of bloody pro-democracy protests there. Continue reading
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By DAVID BARBOZA JUNE 5, 2014 10:32 PM
The billionaire Chinese financier Xiao Jianhua, the subject of a New York Times profile on Wednesday, said he did not make money through his political connections but by following Warren Buffett’s value investing strategy. Continue reading
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Tagged Xi Jinping, Xiao Jianhua
JOHN K. FAIRBANK 09.28.89
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Using a loudspeaker, a student asks soldiers to go back home as crowds flooded into central Beijing on the night of June 3, 1989. Continue reading
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June 4, 2014 – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement:
“On behalf of all Canadians, we join with Chinese citizens and people around the world in commemorating the 25th anniversary of the violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. Continue reading
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SUSAN JAKES 06.03.14
China’s suppression of the memory of the June 4 massacre of demonstrators in Beijing in 1989 is a perennial and important subject of commentary. Continue reading
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Compiled by HRIC based on published reports and information available online.
Last updated on June 4, 2014. Total Count: 102 individuals.
2014
June 2
Movement restricted—the following 4 netizens (known by their virtual pen names) were taken from Wuhan and forcibly returned to their hometown of Zhengzhou. Continue reading
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By Juliana Liu
Street performers in Hong Kong
Students are on a mission to ensure everyone knows what happened in 1989 Continue reading
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China’s powerful state-run television broadcaster criticized Microsoft’sMSFT +2.08% Windows 8 operating system in a national news show on Wednesday, Continue reading
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