Tiananmen Square

Suppression of Public Commemoration is an Early Warning of Authoritarian Abuse of History

by Ruben Zeeman

While several laws pertaining to historical memory have been passed under nationalist regimes in Europe, other authoritarian societies actively use other laws as an excuse to suppress inconvenient historic commemorations, reflecting a broad and growing pattern of subordinating history to power.

How Hong Kong's Elite Have Embraced a Shifting Narrative on Tiananmen Square

The rise of pro-Beijing politicians in Hong Kong has led to increasing reluctance to condemn the Tiananmen massacre. The arrest of protest leaders under the Beijing-backed national security law has further chilled dissent. 

Jonathan Mirsky: Historian Turned Beijing Correspondent, Mao Fan turned Critic of Beijing

After beginning an academic career in east Asian history, Mirsky reported on the Chinese occupation of Tibet and the Tiananmen demonstrations and massacre, letting the facts he observed change his assumptions.

Event: June Fourth: The Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989 (June 1, 2021)

Jeremy Brown’s June Fourth takes a historical approach to the events of 1989 in China, arguing that the Beijing massacre was neither necessary nor inevitable, and tracing alternative paths that could have led to different outcomes. He addresses the National History Center's Washington History Seminar on June 1. 

On this Day: Chinese Students March in Pro-Democracy Tiananmen Square Protests

On this day in 1989, enormous crowds of Chinese students and new-found supporters marched through major cities in China to fight for democratic freedoms.

Tiananmen Square-1989: Beijing’s Amnesia and Memory Hole

by Kevin M. Shanley

Revisiting Tiananmen Square 30 years later.

After Tiananmen, China Conquers History Itself

by Louisa Lim

Young people question the value of knowledge, a victory for Beijing 30 years after the crackdown on student protests.

In China, a Reuters Partner Blocks Articles on the Tiananmen Square Massacre

China has made efforts to quash public mentions of the day when tanks and troops moved into the Beijing plaza and crushed student-led protests.

30 Years After Tiananmen, ‘Tank Man’ Remains an Icon and a Mystery

Three decades after the Chinese Army crushed demonstrations centered on Tiananmen Square, “Tank Man” — the person who boldly confronted a convoy of tanks barreling down a Beijing avenue — is as much a mystery as ever.

National Security Archive Publishes Special Exhibit on the 30th anniversary of the Massacre at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square

Declassified Records Describe Attacks by Chinese Troops, Internal Official Debates, and U.S. Attempts to Keep U.S.-China Relations on Track.

Photos of the Tiananmen Square Protests Through the Lens of a Student Witness

After three decades, Jian Liu decided to reveal images he took of the hopeful 1989 student movement and its bloody aftermath.

Hu Yaobang's Death 30 years ago was the spark for the Tiananmen Square protests

He is mourned — to this day — by those who hail him as an anti-corruption reformer.

The U.S. Urges China to Disclose the Death Toll From the Tiananmen Square Crackdown

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged China to disclose the details of people killed, detained or missing during the Chinese military’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 29 years ago.

Microsoft's Chinese chatbots don't like talking about Tiananmen Square

Topics sensitive to the government are off-limits for Xiaoice.

China silent on release of last Tiananmen Square prisoner

News and social media blackout amid worker’s expected liberation after 26 years.

On The Anniversary Of Tiananmen Square, China Scrubs Away Its History

The country is already known for censorship, but it gets even worse on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square.

Remembering and Forgetting Repression in China

by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Each year, Hong Kong gatherings honor the memory of the students, workers, and bystanders slain near Tiananmen Square. And each year, on the mainland, the anniversary is dutifully ignored.

In China this is a crime ...

… Sharing liquor bottles online that look like the famous image of a man standing defiantly in front of a line of tanks near Tiananmen Square.

China to release last prisoner jailed over Tiananmen Square protests

Miao Deshun, who was 25 when he was jailed in 1989, has been in prison for almost three decades and has had no contact with outside world for years.

5 Things You Should Know About the Tiananmen Square Massacre

TIME went back in history to pull out the details, context and feelings of those grim days from their own coverage at the time.