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Capitol Report (July 22): Bannon Found Guilty of Contempt of Congress; Congressman’s Attacker Released

July 22, 2022
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A verdict has been reached in the contempt of Congress trial of former Trump official Steve Bannon. Countering the China threat is the top priority of Republicans in the China Task Force. We caught up with Congressman Mike Waltz, who is a member of the task force, about competing with China in the semiconductor industry…

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How Can the June 4 Memorial Candlelight Be Kept Alive?

June 12, 2022
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This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre on June 4, 1989. In the past, on June 4 every year, tens of thousands, — at times, hundreds of thousands — of Hong Kong people would come to the Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, to participate in the candlelight vigil hosted by the Hong Kong…

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Hong Kong Expats Gather In the UK and Australia for Candlelight Vigil on 33rd Anniversary of June 4th

June 5, 2022
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On the 33rd Years Anniversary of June 4, many Hongkongers who had emigrated overseas gathered in the UK and Australia, for a candlelight vigil in memorial of the pro-democracy activists killed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Tiananmen Square in 1989.  The traditional memorial place in Hong Kong, Vitoria Park, was closed by the…

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Hongkongers Spread June Fourth Commemoration Abroad as a Heritage

May 31, 2022
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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…

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Hundreds Attend Candlelight Vigil For LA Firefighter Killed In Blaze

January 11, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—A candlelight vigil was held in San Clemente Jan. 10 in memory of Los Angeles County firefighter Jonathan Flagler, who died while battling a house fire in Rancho Palos Verdes. Flagler, 47, died Thursday after being overcome by smoke and flames inside the home. A resident of San Clemente, Flagler was a married…

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Hong Kong University Removes Tiananmen Massacre Statue

December 22, 2021
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HONG KONG—A monument at a Hong Kong university that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre was removed by workers early Thursday over the objections of its creator from Denmark. The 8-meter (26-foot) tall Pillar of Shame, which depicts 50 torn and twisted bodies piled on top of each other, was made by Danish sculptor Jens…

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Group Behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Vigil Denies Foreign Ties

September 6, 2021
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HONG KONG—The group behind the annual Tiananmen Square memorial vigil in Hong Kong said Sunday it will not cooperate with police conducting a national security investigation into the group’s activities, calling it an abuse of power. Police notified the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China last month that it was…

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