China tightens grip on Tiananmen memory as anniversary looms
TL;DR
As the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown approaches, Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase public memory of the 1989 protests, including police warnings to families of crackdown victims not to visit graves, while in Hong Kong authorities stopped and searched a local artist on the eve of the anniversary, highlighting ongoing suppression of dissent and remembrance.
- Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary AP News
- ‘Every year I get new pictures’: the fight to preserve the memory of Tiananmen The Guardian
- Despite censorship, young Chinese are learning the truth about Tiananmen Square The Washington Post
- Taiwan presses China to confront Tiananmen past Reuters
- A Hong Kong artist trying to mark the Tiananmen crackdown is quickly stopped by police AP News
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