In the lead up to the "25th Anniversary" of the Tienanmen Square Incident of 1989, we are hearing everything again of how a great sad chapter of Chinese history has been - and continue - to be covered up. A politically activist museum even opened in Hong Kong earlier this month. Old, tired politically activists are freshly interviewed by the major Western media outlets again … [Read more...] about Tiananmen and Freedom of Speech
June 4th
Remembering June 4th
A friend of mine who lives in Shanghai wrote a quick WeChat update today: "今天64，缅怀一下当年为自由民主牺牲的青年" which roughly translates to: "Today is June 4th. Let's pay homage to those young Chinese who perished in the cause of freedom and democracy." (For an in-depth article on June 4th, read "Let’s Talk About Tiananmen Square, 1989" and in Chinese, "且谈1989年的天安门事件.") Many of our … [Read more...] about Remembering June 4th
且谈1989年的天安门事件
(这篇文章是龙信明博客写的. 西方媒体总是会通过扭曲的镜头来看中国、 或中国人。关于六四, 西方媒体还在撒谎. 他们的目标是中国境内挑拨.) 且谈1989年的天安门事件我的小道消息比你的准 序对一般西方人而言，在中国，没有哪个地方比天安门更深刻地印在他们的意识中，也没有哪个历史事件比1989年的学生示威更经常地成为谈资。 最近有个博客提到：“又到六月了。又是重访天安门的时候了。”看起来的确如此。大部分西方媒体都在筹备这一事件的“周年报道”，或者是通过再现戏剧性事件的形式来炮制新闻，或者是出于某种不见得那么高尚的目的。 … [Read more...] about 且谈1989年的天安门事件