As a westerner living in the capital, I have mixed feelings about the 60th anniversary. I was initially vexed to learn that Beijingers couldn't attend their own country's parade.
In 2009 there is no indication in Beida of such a rebellious past.
The conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Territories, which Bush et al either supported or outright committed, actually strengthened the Ahmadinejad government.
Iranian women are standing shoulder to shoulder in a way never before seen in a society that mistreats them so severely.
In the last six months alone, we have begun to see the rise of the electronic electorate and with it a real prospect for the growth of Referendum politics.
Tell all memoirs by Chinese Communist Party leaders are simply unheard of. That's why the discovery of secret journals kept by former Premier Zhao Ziyang are particularly extraordinary.
Spreading these values of America abroad should not become a Republican or Democratic issue. Our values put us on the side of the protesters.
It's not just Iran. Getting news out of countries in the throes of political turmoil has always been dicey. And getting the news out has often meant using the most recent technology to thwart the authorities.
While we can't underestimate the power and resolve of desperate regimes, we also can't resist letting ourselves dream that Tehran can become the next Berlin.
It's been a week since the official 20th anniversary commemoration of the historic Tiananmen Square demonstrations. But before the memory of those ev...
It doesn't seem too soon to provide a first assessment of some of the best and worst discussions about the Chinese events of 1989.
It stood for one week, but 20 years after its birth and death, the Goddess of Democracy endures as a lasting symbol.
The United States Congress says to the people of China and freedom-loving people everywhere: Your cause is our cause. We will never forget, and we will continue to push for freedom.
On the eve of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, musicians sang together in the Catskill Mountains, protesting not only the tragedy unfolding in Beijing, but the betrayals of 20th century socialism.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and the crushing of the public manifestations of the pro-democracy movement.
Unfortunately, what Nick Kristof does today is ensure that his readers will continue to ignore the moral imperative to help people achieve freedom and democracy.
While the Tiananmen anniversary reverberates across Western media, for the migrant worker community of China, the day will pass almost ignored.
I happened to be traveling in China during May and June of 1989.
The fact that Tiananmen has yet to have a sequel can be explained largely by the economic success of the regime since 1989.
Censored in Chinese media and left out of official histories, there has been little to keep memory of Tiananmen Square going.
Without a basic grounding in the truth about Tiananmen, there is no moral foundation for China's rise. The Chinese government must come to terms with its own history.
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