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China’s Censored Histories: The Struggle to Carry Memories of the Tiananmen Massacre Into the Future

Despite pervasive censorship, there is a continued effort to remember.

China’s Censored Histories: The Evolving Blacklist on Tiananmen Massacre

In Hong Kong, tens of thousands commemorated the June 4 massacre with candle lights. In mainland China, when the word ‘candle’ in Chinese was published on Weibo at midnight on June 4 2019, it was removed by the platform two hours later. Remix image with screen capture from Weiboscope.

Censorship of references to the massacre by platforms is pervasive.

30 Years After The Tiananmen Massacre: The Troubled History of The Goddess of Democracy

The 33-foot high Goddess of Democracy statue unveiled in Tiananmen Square (Photo: @SalfordUni_PCH)

When the People’s Liberation Army cleared the protest on June 4, the statue was quickly felled and crushed by tanks. But replicas soon appeared in Hong Kong and other places.

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