People gather at the base of the Victims of Communism Memorial during a candlelight vigil to mark the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square, Tuesday, June 3, 2024, in Washington. – Members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said the ruling Chinese Communist Party that sent in tanks against peaceful student protesters 35 years ago in the heart of Beijing is as ruthless and suppressive today as it was in 1989, a stark warning as they commemorated theRep.
The commemorations in Washington, which also included a candlelight vigil at the foot of a replica of the Goddess of Democracy — a statue erected in Tiananmen Square during the 1989 movement — are part of the worldwide remembrance of the historic event. It is strictly a taboo in China, however, with no commemoration allowed there or in Hong Kong after Beijing imposed a national security law in 2020.
“What has happened in China under the circumstances in the past 35 years has not been positive in terms of global democracy, in terms of human rights, in terms of promoting democratic freedoms," Pelosi said. “Be it the Western society, the general public or China's younger people, they have shown unprecedented interest," Zhou said. “Especially after the pandemic, many people have realized all is nothing without freedom."
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