Illustration: Brian Wang

The high price of denial: the cost to China of sweeping the Tiananmen crackdown under the carpet

Three decades have passed since the Tiananmen Square crackdown when troops fired on student-led pro-democracy protesters. The shots were heard around the country and reverberate today despite persistent official censorship of the event
For those 30 years the Communist Party has refused to revisit June 4, doubling down against calls to check its power

Topic | Tiananmen Square crackdown 30th anniversary

Josephine Ma and Guo Rui

Published: 6:57pm, 21 May, 2019

Updated: 6:31pm, 3 Jun, 2019

Illustration: Brian Wang

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Josephine Ma

Josephine Ma is China editor-at-large. She has been covering China news for the South China Morning Post for more than 20 years, most recently as China editor. As a Beijing correspondent, she reported on everything from the Sars outbreak in 2003 to the Lhasa riot and Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Guo Rui

Guo Rui is a China reporter covering elite politics, domestic policies, environmental protection, civil society, and social movement. She is also a documentary filmmaker, recording modern Chinese history and social issues through film.