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Why did Pelosi pick this moment to travel to Taiwan?

WASHINGTON — Some 30 years after the young, little-known lawmaker Nancy Pelosi unfurled a small flag of protest in Tiananmen Square, the now-House speaker waged a much more prominent show of defiance against the Chinese Communist Party by leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Taiwan visit caps Nancy Pelosi's long history of confronting Beijing

More than 30 years ago, U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi angered China's government by showing up in Tiananmen Square and unfurling a banner honoring dissidents killed in the 1989 protests.

Reuters

Pelosi’s expected Taiwan trip highlights her long defiance of Beijing

Analysis: The House speaker, who stood up for activists in Tiananmen Square in 1991, has long seen the role as part of her job

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Pelosi to Taiwan would be career capstone, despite warnings

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a political career being tough on China

The Independent UK

Li Jiaqi: Chinese influencer’s career hangs in balance after ‘tank cake’ stream

Young role model’s broadcast cut short after appearance of dessert thought to reference 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

The Guardian - UK

China's online "tank" cake snafu raises Tiananmen questions

An online snafu involving China’s most popular e-commerce livestreamer and a cake decorated to look like a tank has raised questions among some Chinese over the violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989

The Independent UK

Hong Kong deploys heavy security on Tiananmen Square anniversary, Taiwan slams 'efforts to erase the memories'

On the Tiananmen Square anniversary, hundreds of police personnel, some with sniffer dogs, patrol Victoria Park, as Taiwan decries the memories of June 4 being "systematically erased".

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Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban

Police patrolled Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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Police patrol Hong Kong park amid Tiananmen vigil ban

Dozens of police officers are patrolling Hong Kong’s Victoria Park after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989

The Independent UK

US says China’s Tiananmen crackdown ‘won’t be forgotten’

Chinese troops opened fire on peaceful protesters in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989 leaving an unknown number dead.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds gather to mark Tiananmen anniversary in Taiwan

Hundreds of people gathered in Taipei on Saturday to commemorate China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 33 years ago.

Reuters

What does the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown mean for China's youth 33 years later?

Unlike other Beijing kids, Steven Chen rarely went to Tiananmen Square with his parents when he was little. He found out why at a family gathering when he was eight.

ABC News

Hong Kong’s Tiananmen memorials muted for third year running

Hong Kong memorials for the anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre will be absent for the third year in a row on Saturday, as COVID curbs and a crackdown on freedoms suppress public recognition of the event.

Tribune News Service

Police in Hong Kong warn over vigil as Tiananmen ‘erased’

For first time, Hong Kong will hold no public events to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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China's Tiananmen Square demonstrations and crackdown

Saturday marks the 33rd anniversary of China's bloody crackdown of pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people.

The Hindu

Daily Quiz | On protest movements

The first student protests at Tiananmen Square in Beijing began on May 13, 1989. Here’s a quiz on famous protest movements from history

Reason

The Pandemic Killed Dissent in Hong Kong

Every June since 1990, residents had held a vigil for the Tiananmen Square dead. But in 2020, Hong Kong announced an extension of social distancing restrictions until June 5, the day after the anniversary.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: India is failing to protect all citizens

Tiananmen Square-type moments come only once a while and tend to restore our faith in humanity. One such incident happened recently in India.

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Biden compares Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Tiananmen Square

US president meets Polish counterpart after visiting US troops stationed near Ukraine border.

The Independent UK

Biden news: President calls Ukraine ‘Tiananmen Square, squared’ as he’s blocked from visit to border

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The Independent UK

Biden says he was told he wasn’t allowed to go to Ukraine as he praises ‘backbone’ of Ukrainian people

‘This is Tiananmen Square squared’

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia says first phase of war near end

Ukraine war news from March 25: Russian general says Moscow will push to fully capture eastern region of Donbas.

The Independent UK

Biden news - live: President calls Ukraine ‘Tiananmen Square, squared’ as he’s blocked from visit to border

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The Independent UK

25-year-old woman with bloodstained clothes arrested for fatal stabbing of prominent lawyer

Victim was imprisoned in China for two years in 1989 after protesting at Tiananmen Square

The Independent UK

Tiananmen Square protester stabbed to death in his law firm’s office in New York

The 66-year-old legal scholar continued to advocate for those jailed or killed by Chinese authorities

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