Hong Kong businesses mark Tiananmen anniversary in face of pressures
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Some Hong Kong shopkeepers are quietly commemorating the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown despite the spectre of a China-imposed national security law and pressure to stay silent on the episode that is censored in mainland China. Hong Kong used to play a leading global role in commemorating the 1989 crackdown by […]
Essay: Protests against strict COVID-zero policy are sweeping China. It’s anyone’s guess what happens now
In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID SG GOODMAN, director of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, says while the protests in China are certainly a serious challenge to authority, they should be kept in perspective…
China’s Xi talks up security, reiterates COVID stance as congress opens
Beijing ChinaReuters Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the building of a world-class military while touting the fight against COVID-19 as he kicked off a Communist Party Congress by focussing on security and reiterating policy priorities. Xi, 69, is widely expected to win a third leadership term at the conclusion of the week-long congress […]
Xi set to open party congress at challenging time for China
Beijing, ChinaReuters Chinese President Xi Jinping will take the stage on Sunday to kick off a historic congress of the ruling Communist Party, where he is poised to win a third term that solidifies his place as China’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. The congress comes at a tumultuous time, with Xi’s adherence to […]
New Hong Kong bishop says will pray for Tiananmen victims, follow the law
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Hong Kong’s incoming Catholic bishop said on Tuesday he will pray for the victims of China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen square, but whether he could do that in a public venue depends on the city’s laws. Pope Francis on Monday named Stephen Chow, 61, head of […]
Hong Kong holds sombre Tiananmen vigil as Beijing goes into lockdown
Hong Kong/BeijngReuters Tens of thousands joined a sombre candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of Chinese troops opening fire on student-led democracy protesters in and around Tiananmen Square, as authorities in Beijing went into lockdown. Demonstrators gathered in the financial hub’s Victoria Park, holding up candles and placards as […]
Security tight in Tiananmen 30 years after students “died for nothing”
Beijing, ChinaReuters Tourists thronged Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday amid tighter-than-usual security, although most visitors approached by Reuters said they were unaware of the bloody crackdown on student-led protests 30 years ago or would not discuss it. The anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, when Beijing sent troops and tanks to quell pro-democracy activists, is not […]
Veteran cleric and Hong Kong democrat keeps up quest for “historical truth” of Tiananmen
ReutersHong Kong Veteran Hong Kong democracy campaigner and Baptist cleric Chu Yiu-ming was in his mid-40s when he joined demonstrators around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, just before a bloody crackdown that roiled China. Thirty years later, the political landscape appears even bleaker to Chu, who helped smuggle out dissidents after the bloodshed, and helped […]
CHINA: HONG KONG CARDINAL URGES NEW CHINESE STANCE ON TIANANMEN PROTESTS
FRANCIS WONG, of Ecumenical News International, reports…