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Silence marks Tiananmen 30th anniversary in China

Taipei Times

A paramilitary police officer stands guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing yesterday on the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Photo: EPA-EFE

Beijing yesterday marked 30 years since the Tiananmen Square Massacre with a wall of silence and extra security.

Tiananmen truly a massacre

Taipei Times Editorial

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, when on June 3 and 4, 1989, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army brutally suppressed pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing and surrounding areas.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) normally maintains a stony silence over the events that occurred on those two blood-soaked nights, and through a combination of aggressive censorship and harassment of victims’ families has effectively airbrushed the event from the collective consciousness of the Chinese public.

Cory Gardner vows to push TAIPEI Act

Taipei Times

President Tsai Ing-wen, front right, takes US Senator Cory Gardner, center left, on a tour of Taipei’s Dadaocheng District yesterday.
Photo: CNA

US Senator Cory Gardner pledged to push for the passage of a bill that would require the US government to work with other nations to ensure that Taiwan is recognized internationally in the face of China’s efforts to block Taipei’s entry into international organizations and reduce its diplomatic allies.

Pentagon commits to Taiwan security

Taipei Times

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday said that it would continue to build a strong partnership with Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific as part of its efforts to maintain security in the area.

In its Indo-Pacific Strategy Report, the Pentagon said that at a time when China is escalating its pressure on Taiwan, the Taipei-Washington partnership has been critical to the region and the US would continue to ensure that Taiwan has sufficient capability to defend itself.

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