Thirty years ago in Beijing, hundreds and hundreds, perhaps thousands, died when the Chinese government used military force to halt pro-democracy demonstrations by the Chinese people.
The Chinese have taken measures to prevent the country's citizens from marking the anniversary.
From The Guardian:
China has been marking 30 years since its deadly crackdown on student demonstrators in Beijing with silence and extra security measures.I don't understand why Leftists want to embrace the ideology of this sort of oppressive regime.
The government has worked to suppress discussion of one of the darkest chapters in its history, when Beijing deployed tanks and troops to put down a countrywide movement calling for democratic reforms.
On Tuesday, security forces were deployed throughout Tiananmen Square in Beijing, where on the evening of 3 June through the morning of 4 June, 1989, hundreds if not thousands of people were killed.
Crowds of tourists were waiting to pass through security to have their ID card scanned and bags checked. Plainclothes and uniformed police patrolled the perimeter of the area. An armoured police car was stationed along a street leading to the square. Asked about the extra checks, a police officer said: “Today is a bit special.”
Foreign journalists were not allowed to enter the square. Plainclothes police blocked reporters from taking photos by opening umbrellas in front of them.
China has issued few statements about the Tiananmen crackdown, which is largely omitted from history books. Official media on Tuesday made no mention of the anniversary, instead featuring articles about Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s promotion of garbage sorting, an environmental campaign, and calls to “remember the mission” of the Chinese Communist party.
All nations are not equal.
It's important to reflect on what happened in Tiananmen Square 30 years ago and what's happening in China today.
We must remain vigilant to prevent the erosion of our freedoms. We must refuse to allow the government to envelop the private sector and swallow it.
The Democrats are not about freedom. They're about government control over the individual. Their vision for our country is aimed at destroying liberty.
Why are so many of us willing to give up our freedoms?
Why are we willing to give more power to the government?
Why are we willing to relinquish personal control and let the government determine the course of our lives?
Why are we willing to allow a bloated bureaucracy put limits on our dreams?
Some of the loudest Democrat/Socialist voices weren't born when the Chinese people were silenced in Tiananmen Square. They are clueless.
We need to remember Tiananmen Square. It may be just as important for Americans as for the Chinese.
Are WE going to ignore the lessons of 30 years ago?
No surrender. Be the guy standing in front of the tanks.
Statement from @SecPompeo on #Tiananmen30. pic.twitter.com/Cxb7X0daiH
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) June 3, 2019
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This is oppression:
.@Reuters reports that its stories about #Tiananmen30 have been removed from its parent company’s computer terminals, under pressure from authoritarian China https://t.co/pXH8cNGzW2
— David Beard (@dabeard) June 4, 2019
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