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On June 4th, 1989, Chinese troops cracked down on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square. The official death toll has never been released, and the incident has since become taboo in mainland China. Hong Kong, the only Chinese territory to publicly commemorate the incident until 2020, deployed hundreds of police officers to monitor potential commemorative activities.
As police patrolled the area, including the two closest subway stations, they did not hesitate to take away people who were publicly marking the anniversary.As the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of that bloody chapter of modern China’s history, was busy flying between the United States, Britain and Canada to give a series of talks. Each was aimed at speaking out for those who cannot.
The event near the steps of the Capitol Building was led by members of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party and featured several survivors of the 1989 incident in Tiananmen Square.
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