A Chinese activist in the UK, Apple Peiqing Ni, was subjected to deepfake posts on X portraying her as a drug addict and sexually promiscuous. X initially rejected her complaints, stating the posts did not breach platform rules, only suspending the account after The Guardian intervened.
China accused the US of distorting facts regarding the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, while Taiwan urged China to "face up" to history. Families of victims, known as Tiananmen Mothers, demanded accountability, and Hong Kong saw arrests during commemorations.
A Threads user claimed that if the DPP had governed during the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre and Taiwan's 228 Incident, they would have been 'more brutal.' Meta AI refuted this, stating the KMT was responsible for the most deaths in Taiwan during the White Terror and that comparing current parties to past authoritarian regimes is historically inaccurate.
On the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident, China has implemented its strictest censorship measures yet on Douyin, banning loud speech, apologies, expressions of love, numbers, and English letters. Many streamers were banned for violating new regulations, leaving netizens frustrated and bewildered by the increasingly absurd restrictions.
On the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Incident, Hong Kongers in Taiwan held a candlelight vigil in Taipei's 228 Peace Park. Despite heavy rain and low turnout, participants called for the "elimination of the CCP" and the "vindication of June Fourth," advocating for the liberation of Hong Kong and all of China.
China is intensifying efforts to suppress public remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, blocking victims' families from visiting graves and censoring discussions on the 37th anniversary. The move is seen as part of a broader campaign to control historical memory, drawing criticism from rights groups and international officials.
Wu'er Kaixi, a prominent Tiananmen Square protest leader, warns that China poses a threat to global civilization, driven by profit rather than ideology. Now living in Taipei, Kaixi criticizes appeasement policies and urges governments to be wary of Chinese investments.
37 years ago, China's military violently suppressed pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. The government has never released a full death toll, with estimates in the thousands. The event remains a sensitive and taboo topic in China.
KMT legislator Lai Shih-pao questioned President Lai Ching-te's remarks on the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident, noting it seemed contradictory to his stance on cross-strait relations. However, Lai Shih-pao expressed hope that the President's statement could facilitate dialogue with China.
Ahead of the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident, China has implemented extensive censorship across social media and gaming platforms. Keywords like '1989' and 'tank' are banned, and even seemingly unrelated terms and dates are flagged as sensitive, leading to account suspensions and feature restrictions.
Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian stated on Facebook that Deng Xiaoping, not Zhao Ziyang, ordered the military crackdown on students during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Chen cited "Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Zhao Ziyang" and declassified US files suggesting 10,454 deaths.
As China intensifies censorship, efforts like the China Unofficial Archives (CUA) and the preservation of Li Rui's diaries aim to counter state-sponsored amnesia and document the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, ensuring suppressed history is accessible.
US Secretary of State Blinken issued a statement commemorating the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Incident, emphasizing that China's censorship cannot erase history and that victims will eventually be vindicated.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that China's censorship cannot erase the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, asserting that victims will eventually be vindicated. He marked the 37th anniversary of the event where the Chinese Communist Party used the military to suppress peaceful demonstrators.
A Chinese netizen on Threads revealed their father was a participant in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, a historical event heavily censored in China. The post sparked widespread discussion among Chinese netizens, many sharing similar family connections to the event.
Beijing authorities have banned the "Tiananmen Mothers" group from visiting graves on June 4th, the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown. The group protested the ban, calling it inhumane and illegal, marking the first time their annual memorial visits have been prohibited.
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