Tiananmen Anniversary Commemorated with New Museum in New York.
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A new museum dedicated to China's 1989 suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square has opened in New York ahead of the 34th anniversary of the crackdown. The June 4th Memorial Museum in New York will be the only such permanent exhibition in the world, following the 2021 closure of a similar museum in Hong Kong under pressure from authorities. The small New York museum holds items from the Tiananmen events, including banners, letters, and a blood-stained shirt, as well as photos and detailed news articles from the time.
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- Amid shrinking freedoms, Hong Kongers commemorate Tiananmen anniversary privately The Associated Press
- Tiananmen Exhibit Is 'a Symbol of Defiance' The New York Times
- Tiananmen museum opens in New York ahead of anniversary Reuters
- From Tiananmen to Times Square Council on Foreign Relations
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