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China accuses US of 'smear' and distorting facts over Tiananmen Square

China blasts US over Tiananmen Square comments as families banned from visiting graves Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 2:43am In short: China has accused the United States of distorting facts after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said censorship could not "erase" the memory of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown. Vigils to mark the anniversary were held around the world, including in Taiwan. But there were no vigils held in Hong Kong or China, where authorities reportedly banned families of those who died...

ABC Australia 6d ago

How Tiananmen Square vigils in Hong Kong have become unlawful

Hong Kong democracy activists face 10 years' jail for Tiananmen Square massacre candlelight vigil Sun 31 May 2026 at 5:09am In short: Closing arguments have been heard in the trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who organised a vigil to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Advocates say the trial is part of a crackdown by Beijing on long-enjoyed freedoms in Hong Kong. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung face up to 10 years in jail if convicted of "incitement to subversion".

ABC Australia 11d ago

Beijing slams US comments on Tiananmen Square crackdown as 'smear' of China

On 4 June 1989, the Chinese government sent troops and tanks to crush protests calling for political reform in and around the central square in the capital Beijing. China accused the United States on Thursday of distorting facts and smearing its political system, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said censorship could not "erase" the memory of Beijing's crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters. On 4 June 1989, the Chinese government sent troops and tanks to crush protests calling for...

Euronews 6d ago

‘Every year I get new pictures’: the fight to preserve the memory of Tiananmen

Amid growing censorship at home under the rule of Xi Jinping, efforts to document the massacre of 4 June, 1989, are intensifying abroadDiscussions about the bloody crackdown on peaceful protesters that took place around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on 4 June, 1989 – and in cities across China – often dwell on the risk of forgetting the massacre. The passage of time, with the world’s eyes soon drawn elsewhere, and suppression by authorities at home mean that the pivotal moment in Chinese...

The Guardian UK 6d ago

Forbidden anniversary: China blocks families from visiting graves of Tiananmen victims

Chinese authorities are further restricting any public remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, blocking families of victims from visiting graves and intensifying efforts to erase the event from public memory, on the 37th anniversary of the military action. Police told relatives of victims that they would not be allowed to visit a cemetery in Beijing on the anniversary, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity, as quoted by news agency AP....

Times of India 6d ago

As Beijing tightens grip on VPNs, internet users in China adapt

As Beijing cracks down on VPNs, internet users in China find ways around the Great Firewall Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 4:17pm Lin recently returned to China after getting her master's degree in Australia and is again using virtual private networks (VPNs) to climb over the "Great Firewall", Beijing's censorship apparatus. She first used a VPN as a high school student to "stay on top of celebrity news and events" on Instagram. When Lin returned home last year, she found that the VPN she relied on a...

ABC Australia 6d ago

Don’t Build the Arch

The meanings of words such as honor, sacrifice, and humility have been leaking away from American civic life like red blood cells from an anemic. But if there’s one place where they retain their rich, sticky, life-giving force, it’s surely in the air around the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The cemetery is where Americans remember those who sacrificed their lives for the nation.

The Atlantic 7d ago