Category: Tiananmen Square

‘Communist Party Continues to Deny Extent of Massacre’: Poilievre Marks Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre marked the June 4 anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre with a tribute to the lives lost standing for democracy, along with criticism of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for aggressively attempting to erase reminders and memorials of the event, even 34 years later. His party “will always fight for freedom,…


‘Another Wake-Up Call’: Senator Calls for Details on Alleged Breach at Alaska Military Base

Chinese tourists, or spies? That’s what lawmakers are trying to find out after one group tried to breach a military base in Alaska. Reports are saying a car blew past the security checkpoint of an Alaskan military base. The Chinese people in the vehicle said they were tourists that got lost. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan…


Banners That the Chinese Communist Party Is Afraid Of: ‘Heavens Would Destroy the CCP’

Twenty-one years ago, on the historic day of Nov. 20, 2001, 36 Westerners from 12 countries made headlines for their arrests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, after unfurling a banner that read, “Truth – Compassion – Tolerance.” These three words are the core moral principles of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa), an ancient…


Bao Tong, Senior Chinese Official Supportive of Democracy and Spiritual Belief, Dies at 90

Bao Tong, former political secretary of the deceased reformist party leader Zhao Ziyang, died in Beijing Wednesday, four days after his 90th birthday. “Obituary notice for my late father Bao Tong, who passed away peacefully at 7:08 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2022, at the age of 90,” Bao’s son Bao Pu wrote on Twitter. Bao’s…


China Human Rights Concerns: ‘Speak Truth to Power’ at Every Opportunity, Says Longtime Canadian ‘Friend of China’

When Margaret McCuaig-Johnston first began speaking out against the Chinese communist regime’s human rights abuses, the former senior government official had been “a friend of China for 40 years” and had “helped them develop their innovation capacity.” Today, she says “Canadians should speak truth to power every time they meet with Chinese officials.” “The final…


How a Longtime Canadian ‘Friend of China’ Became an Outspoken Critic of Beijing’s Human Rights Record

When Margaret McCuaig-Johnston first began speaking out against the Chinese communist regime’s human rights abuses, the former senior government official had been “a friend of China for 40 years” and had “helped them develop their innovation capacity.” Today, she says “Canadians should speak truth to power every time they meet with Chinese officials.” “The final…


British Police Stand in Way of Tank Symbolising Tiananmen Square Protests

Hongkongers who fled the suppression of freedoms in their home city took part in an annual candlelit vigil outside the Chinese Embassy in London on Saturday to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Over 2,000 people lit candles, listened to speeches—including recordings from mothers of the thousands of 1989 victims—and held a…


Beijing Locks Down Tiananmen Square, 9 Districts Under Strict ‘Zero-COVID’ Measures

Tiananmen Square—China’s political center and symbol of the communist regime’s power—has been placed under strict lockdown as a COVID-19 outbreak hits Beijing. Chinese authorities have tightened control measures in the capital as per its official “Zero-COVID” policy with nine city districts being included in the lockdown orders. The Beijing Tiananmen District Management Committee announced via…


Banished for Their Belief: A Daring Appeal in the Heart of Red China

Carrying a large backpack, and clutching a travel guide in one hand, Canadian Joel Chipkar looked the part of a typical tourist. The brown-haired 33-year-old real estate broker, wearing a black jacket and khaki pants, walked briskly to Tiananmen Square, the heart of China’s capital that just over a decade ago had been reddened by…


The 36 Who Dared: Fighting for Freedom in the Heart of Red China

Carrying a large backpack, and clutching a travel guide in one hand, Canadian Joel Chipkar looked the part of a typical tourist. The brown-haired 33-year-old real estate broker, wearing a black jacket and khaki pants, walked briskly to Tiananmen Square, the heart of China’s capital that just over a decade ago had been reddened by…