Tiananmen Square crackdown: 30 years on, Beijing can turn tragedy into opportunity

No event in history has done so much to tarnish the Communist Party. If it is to boost its legitimacy, it must revisit the horrors of June 4
In doing so, it can turn the event into a catalyst for a new era

Cary Huang

Published: 11:00am, 2 Jun, 2019

Updated: 11:00am, 2 Jun, 2019

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Cary Huang

Cary Huang is a veteran China affairs columnist, having written on this topic since the early 1990s. He joined the Post in 2004, and was based in Beijing between 2005 and 2013, first as a correspondent and then as bureau chief. He was previously China editor at The Standard from 1992 until 2004.