June 4 was the 22nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident. There are reports that Chinese security officials have quietly contacted victims’ family members with possible offers of financial compensation. According to a member of the Tiananmen Mothers, a group formed by mothers of students killed or missing during the June 1989 military action, [...]
High level Chinese economist Mao Yushi wrote a review of the book “Fall of the Red Sun” on the economic website, caing.com. The book was written by retired People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officer Xin Ziling. Mao Yushi said that Mao Zedong should be remembered as a human being instead of a god. Mao Yushi also [...]
The National Museum of China is now open. It is located in Tiananmen Square. The museum cost almost $400 million and took 10 years to finish. It is designed to be the biggest museum under one roof. The museum opened in 1961, then closed at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, reopening in [...]
In 1989, students from across China met in Beijing. They wanted democracy for China. The held a very large rally in Tiananmen Square in the middle of Beijing. Communist Party leaders wanted to stop the rally but Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang supported the students. Zhao was arrested. China’s military attacked the students in [...]
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