Plainclothes security personnel watch as tourists visit Tiananmen Gate on Friday, June 4, 2021, the 32nd anniversary of a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing. Commemorations of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests were especially muted on Friday amid pandemic restrictions and increasing political repression. Photo: AP Photo
Past and present Taiwanese presidents honour 1989 Tiananmen protests while gatherings are banned
- Former president Ma Ying-jeou said Beijing needed to face up to history over the protests, and that would help bridge cross-strait differences
- A Hong Kong censorship-tracking project uncovers Weibo messages deleted on Friday, including posts about the need to acknowledge history
Plainclothes security personnel watch as tourists visit Tiananmen Gate on Friday, June 4, 2021, the 32nd anniversary of a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing. Commemorations of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests were especially muted on Friday amid pandemic restrictions and increasing political repression. Photo: AP Photo
