Tiananmen Anniversaries

Tonight, we hold a vigil. Tomorrow morning, we will wind our clocksand begin another day in our fight for freedom and justice.

Dr. Yang Jianli's Remarksat Tiananmen Candlelight Vigil hosted by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation We gather tonight once again as one family to remember our brothers and sisters who lost their lives during the Tiananmen Square Massacre 32 years ago. We...
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IranWire: 31 Years After Tiananmen, China’s Recklessness Harms Global Citizens Too

By: Dr. Yang Jianli In a weekly series for IranWire, Jianli Yang analyses Chinese disinformation around the origin of coronavirus and its handling to date. As the worst pandemic in modern history continues to ravage the world, we once again observe the anniversary of...
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National Review: Hong Kong Is Not Dead

By: Yang Jianli & Aaron Rhodes The 'Tank Men' of Hong Kong can defy Beijing's 'Rolling Tanks.' Thirty-one years ago, thousands of innocent lives were lost when the Chinese government violently attacked unarmed students and other citizens demonstrating for...
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American Interest: Surviving Prison in China with Poetry

By: JIANLI YANG A Tiananmen Massacre survivor and former political prisoner in China reflects on how poetry helped him endure captivity, and how art can sustain us amidst social distancing. I If I'm the wolf and you're the moonI'd tilt my head and sing to youIf I'm...
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