Tiananmen Square

At Tiananmen Square, tight security with metal detectors reflects a changing China

5:00am November 15, 2024

There's a police check to exit the subway, another to get in line, a third while standing in line, and metal detectors and X-ray machines before you finally reach the Beijing landmark.

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Dozens of police officers patrolled Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities again banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989.

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Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban

8:37am June 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

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.

Thousands attend a 2019 candlelight vigil in Hong Kong for victims of the Chinese government's 1989 crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Organizers question why police are blocking the demonstration this year.

Hong Kong Police Block Tiananmen Square Vigil, Citing Coronavirus Concerns

6:24pm June 01, 2020

by Austin Horn

The rally has been held each year since 1990 to commemorate the protest in Tiananmen Square, where the Chinese military opened fire on citizens who were calling for economic and democratic reforms.

Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, shown here at the United Nations in 2000, has died at 90.

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Li Peng, Chinese Premier Known As 'Butcher Of Beijing,' Dies At 90

1:15pm July 23, 2019

History will likely judge that Li deserved his moniker for his role in the Tiananmen Square massacre. He appeared on television to declare martial law. After that, troops descended on protesters.

Students stand face to face with police. Tens of thousands of students from across the country, as well as professors, blue-collar workers and passersby, joined the protests.

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30 Years After Tiananmen Protests, 'The Fight Is Still Going On For China'

1:16pm May 31, 2019

by NPR Staff

Rare photos and testimonies from 1989 portray a bold youth movement that helped shape where China is today and how the world sees it, in spite of authorities' efforts to erase the memory.

Cambridge University Press had removed some 300 articles from the "China Quarterly" site at the behest of the censors, including articles about the Tiananmen Square military crackdown. Earlier this summer, thousands gathered in Hong Kong to mark the anniv

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'China Quarterly' Publisher Restores Articles Following Backlash From Scholars

8:24pm August 22, 2017

by Leslie Cook

Cambridge University Press had removed articles about Tibet, Taiwan and Tiananmen Square from its Chinese website at the request of authorities. Days later, the publisher reversed course.

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WATCH: During Turkish Coup Attempt, Man Defies 2 Tanks And Survives

3:13pm July 20, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Video footage shows a man standing in front of the first tank. When it doesn't stop, he runs backward a few steps, then throws himself on the ground — remaining safely between the tank's treads.

Military vehicles carrying Wing Loong â a Chinese-made, medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle â drive past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat in Beijing o

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China Flexes Muscles With Parade, But Announces Troop Cut

12:04pm September 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

More than 12,000 precision-drilled soldiers, 500 pieces of military hardware and 200 aircraft filed through Tiananmen Square.