By KARIN FISCHER | THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY 25, 2014
SEOUL — Each fall, thousands of students from South Korea arrive on American campuses. They come from a culture that views education as the key to success, where mothers and fathers save to send their children overseas. On top of tuition, parents shell out for test prep and cram schools, supplemental Continue reading
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is posting a series of original news articles from 1989, beginning
25 Years Ago: Tide Turns Toward Hard-Liner已关闭评论
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MAY 25, 2014
Evan Osnos writes of the imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo, whose picture is being carried by Chinese protesters. Credit Tyrone Siu/Reuters
Books of The Times
By JUDITH SHAPIRO
Evan Osnos appears to be almost as entrepreneurial, intrepid and Continue reading
By JOYCE LAU MAY 25, 2014 6:00 PM
Chan Koonchung checking the offerings at the People’s Recreation Community bookstore in Hong Kong.
Joyce Lau
The shopkeeper at the small Hong Kong bookstore Continue reading
Communist party redoubles efforts to silence any mention of Tiananmen Square in the run-up to the 25th anniversary of the bloody suppression of the student protests
A blood-covered protestor holds a Chinese soldier’s helmet Continue reading
Tiananmen Massacre 25th anniversary: the silencing campaign已关闭评论
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Tagged censorship, Internet Freedom, June 4th, Tiananmen
By ANDREW JACOBS MAY 9, 2014 7:53 AM
Chen Guang, in 2009, in front of paintings based on his experiences during the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests.
The New York Times
Chen Guang, in 2009, in front of paintings Continue reading
Chinese Artist Detained Before Tiananmen Anniversary已关闭评论
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Posted on 25 May, 2012 by courage89
Written by Diane Gatterdam
Twenty-three years ago on this day Thursday May 25th 1989, the Autonomous Federation of Students sent 5 teams of students to various places around the country to network, Continue reading
23 Year Remembrance of Tiananmen Square – May 25th 1989, Beijing China已关闭评论
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