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Hong Kong protesters march ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

By Wilfred Chan, CNN

updated 2:09 AM EDT, Mon June 2, 2014

Protesters marched to Hong Kong’s government headquarters to demand democracy in Hong Kong and China. Protesters marched to Hong Kong’s government headquarters to demand democracy in Hong Kong and China. Continue reading

China tried to erase memories of Tiananmen. But it lives on in the work of dissident artists.

BY WILLIAM WAN May 31

In 2006, Liu Yi began painting in secret faces meant to represent those killed in the 1989 crackdown. For years, he said, he showed the work to no one except his wife and a handful of close friends, not wanting to alienate dealers for his Continue reading

“Secret societies still exist today, but the advent of the Internet has made real secrets much harder to keep.”

Posted: 05/28/2014 7:44 am EDT Updated: 05/28/2014 7:59 am EDT

Freemasons reportedly have a number of secret handshakes that they employ when meeting fellow travelers. Thumbs are pressed against knuckles or wrists in various permutations depending on the greeters’ Continue reading

Tales of Army Discord Show Tiananmen Square in a New Light

By ANDREW JACOBS and CHRIS BUCKLEYJUNE 2, 2014

Residents and soldiers on the street in Beijing on June 6, 1989 after the crackdown on protesters. Credit LIU Heung Shing/Associated Press Continue reading

Australian artist detained by Chinese authorities ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

June 2, 2014

Philip Wen
China correspondent for Fairfax Media
Beijing: Prominent Australian artist Guo Jian has been detained in China amid a heightened security operation in central Beijing aimed at preventing the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Continue reading

Q&A: Author on “People’s Republic of Amnesia”-Louisa Lim revisits Tiananmen, 25 years after the Chinese crackdown.


Photo of the Tiananmen Square on June 2, 1989 crowded with Chinese people demanding democracy.
Thousands of protestors gather in Tiananmen Square on June 2, 1989.

PHOTOGRAPH BY CATHERINE HENRIETTE, AFP/GETTY

National Geographic
PUBLISHED JUNE 1, 2014

Twenty-five years after the Chinese government ordered the army to Continue reading

How covering June 4 Tiananmen Square crackdown kicked off ‘CNN Effect’

By Mike Chinoy, Special for CNN

updated 8:28 PM EDT, Tue June 3, 2014

 

Editor’s note: Mike Chinoy was CNN’s Beijing Bureau Chief in 1989. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the U.S.-China Institute at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Continue reading

With a Constant Stream of Media Directives, China’s Leaders Micromanage the News

May 30, 2014

written by
Sarah CookSenior Research Analyst for East Asia
written by
Natalie SykesResearcher, Freedom of the Press

 

Credit: China Digital Times, Ministry of Truth Continue reading