China Tiananmen Square

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Memories of a Goddess

Steve Futterman | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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It stood for one week, but 20 years after its birth and death, the Goddess of Democracy endures as a lasting symbol.

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Twenty Years Later, Still Calling for Freedom in China

Speaker Nancy Pelosi | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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.

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China Tiananmen Anniversary Gets Fresh State Crackdown

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and JEREMIAH MARQUEZ | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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BEIJING — In Tiananmen Square, police were ready to pounce at the first sign of protest. In Hong Kong, a sea of candles flickered in the hands o...

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Kristof's Monument to Passivism On Tiananmen Sq Aniversary

Matt Browner Hamlin | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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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.

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From China's Migrant Workers, Silence on Tiananmen

Alexander Davenport | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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While the Tiananmen anniversary reverberates across Western media, for the migrant worker community of China, the day will pass almost ignored.

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Tiananmen Square 1989 and China in Turmoil

Joe Merlino | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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I happened to be traveling in China during May and June of 1989.

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Forgetting June 4th

Lauren Hilgers | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Censored in Chinese media and left out of official histories, there has been little to keep memory of Tiananmen Square going.

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Rebuilding China's Moral Foundation by Telling the Truth About Tiananmen

Xiao Qiang | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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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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Tiananmen's Enduring Challenge

Wang Dan | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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The central causes the Tiananmen generation took up remain unresolved: corruption, workers' rights, free speech and the need for government reform to address the needs of China's 1.3 billion people.

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Tiananmen Square, 20 Years Later: News, Photos And Video From Around The World (六四事件)

Huffington Post | David Flumenbaum | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

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Some call it the "Tiananmen Square Massacre," others say the "Tiananmen Square Crackdown," and in China it is known merely as an "incident," the "June...

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Clinton To China: Tiananmen Should Be Acknowledged

BBC | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged China to publicly account for those killed in the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests 20 year...

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Remembering Tiananmen Square (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Cara Parks | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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Twenty years ago, a lone young man blocked the path of Chinese military tanks attempting to interrupt protests in China's Tiananmen Square. Today, Chi...

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The Legacy of Tiananmen for Chinese Politics

Susan Shirk | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

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The Party has devised a formula for survival based on the lessons from the Tiananmen experience: Prevent large-scale protests, avoid public leadership splits and keep the military loyal to the Party.

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China: Tiananmen's Unhealed Wounds (VIDEO)

Human Rights Watch | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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By Minky Worden Twenty years after the Chinese army killed untold numbers of unarmed civilians in Beijing and other cities on and around June 3-4, 19...

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Tiananmen Anniversary: Chinese Dissident Wu Gaoxing Arrested

New York Times | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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With the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square democracy movement approaching, government security agents have detained a noted Chinese dissid...

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Tiananmen Square Remembered, An Eye-Witness Account

The Independent | Mary Dejevsky | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

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Twenty years ago, a peaceful student protest in China's capital sparked a massacre that was broadcast across the globe. But did it really change anyth...

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