remember today - tiananmen

It was 20 years ago today that one of the most visible actions of the horrendous Chinese government occurred. The Tiananmen Square Massacre was a turning point for the Chinese people. But not in a good way. Dissent was stifled. Information came under control. People were executed.


Since that time the Chinese government has tried to whitewash the whole affair. If you were a student in China you'd find it missing from your text books. This blog post is most likely unreadable by anyone in China despite its presence on the World Wide Web.

With today's anniversary comes more actions by the Chinese government to erase this event from history. News organizations reporting from China are being harassed today as they try to interview citizens. And a police force armed with umbrellas has been dispatched to interfere with any photographing or video recording.

Be thankful that you live in a country where you are (fairly) free to protest.