The world on Tuesday marked the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, when Chinese troops opened fire to quell student-led pro-democracy protests, amid growing fears that the memory of the deadly event Beijing is being erased and overshadowed by the increasingly tense Chinese government. American rivalry.
While commemorations of the June 4, 1989 crackdown are effectively banned in mainland China and Hong Kong – where commemorations took place until recently – events have been held in Taiwan and other locations.
In a statement on Tuesday, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to work hard to preserve the memory of the crackdown.
