Tag: June 4 – Tiananmen Square massacre

Hundreds in Los Angeles Commemorate Victims of Tiananmen Square Massacre

On the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, hundreds of Chinese democracy activists and supporters in Los Angeles participated in a car parade and candlelight vigil outside the Chinese consulate. According to organizers, their goal was to awaken more people to the truth of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, also known as the “June 4th…


We Hope Freedom Will Come Someday For Tibet, Democratic China and Hong Kong

I have become an “accidental activist” since the Occupy Central/ Umbrella Movement days of 2013-2014 in Hong Kong. With political persecution getting more intense in the once-famed financial city, I have stepped out of my comfort zone and spoken vehemently on human rights and democracy over the last ten years. Do not get me wrong….


John Robson: We May Laugh at Totalitarian Rhetoric and Ideology, but the Pronouncements of the ‘Woke’ Are No Less Ridiculous

Commentary It’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry at the news that the Chinese communist authorities might release COVID whistleblower Fang Bin after three years in jail for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” It’s a classic unfree-society story in that we don’t really know whether they’ll release him, where he’s been, what his…


Consulates in Hong Kong Commemorate Tiananmen Square Massacre, Ignoring Threats of Consequences to Bilateral Relations

June 4 marked the 33rd anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s Tiananmen Square massacre. In Hong Kong as in mainland China, any commemoration of the atrocity faced a crackdown by authorities. Many foreign consulates in Hong Kong lit candlelights and posted messages on social media to mourn the victims of the massacre, while expressing concern…


Hongkongers Spread June Fourth Commemoration Abroad as a Heritage

Commentary In mid-April, 2022, a friend introduced me to a U.K. Hong Kong community head, who talked to me about shooting a special program on Queen Elizabeth II and Hong Kong for the Platinum Jubilee celebration. After going through that, we shifted the topic to the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre (June Fourth). I…


Chinese Dissidents Concerned for Families in China as the CCP Marks 100th Anniversary

July 1st this year is the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) 100th anniversary; as the regime marks the day with numerous events, overseas, Chinese political dissidents are worried about the safety of their families in China. For decades, political dissidents or minority groups that are persecuted in China have been conditioned by authorities to expect that…


Hong Kong Not Dead Yet, Says Tiananmen Veteran Taking Lone Stand in Park for June 4 Vigil

HONG KONG—Han Dongfang, a veteran Tiananmen Square activist, says Hong Kong should not lose heart despite a heavy China-led crackdown on its freedoms, as he defied police warnings and sat quietly on a park bench to commemorate the victims of June 4. Han, who was almost killed when Chinese soldiers opened fire on pro-democracy protesters…