Tiananmen
Coverage of Tiananmen in the Nexus archive.
- Sensitive Words: Search Censorship, Tiananmen, “8 Squared,” and “64 + Division”
CDT Chinese editors compiled terms related to the June Fourth crackdown subject to search censorship on Chinese platforms. Censored phrases include direct references like '64', coded variants such as '8 squared', and terms linking to historical events and figures like Hu Yaobang and Tiananmen Mothers.
- Tiananmen Is Not Just China’s Story
The 1989 crackdown reinforced a political order that made independent worker organizing nearly impossible. Its effects have been felt across the global economy.
- 'The world has let this happen': Wu'er Kaixi on Hong Kong's loss of freedoms
A trial of former organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils has concluded, prompting an interview with Wu'er Kaixi, a student leader from the 1989 protests. Nearly 37 years after the crackdown, the exiled campaigner criticizes China's continued suppression of dissidents and ethnic minorities, expressing concerns about Hong Kong's eroding freedoms.
- Reliving The Nightmare In Tiananmen
CBS News cameraman Brian Robbins was in Beijing on June 4, 1989, during an uprising that was quashed. The article references the event as a 'nightmare' in Tiananmen.
- Activists struggle to keep spotlight on Tiananmen in world beset by crises
Activists are struggling to maintain global attention on Tiananmen amid a world overwhelmed by crises. The article highlights the challenge of keeping the issue in the public spotlight.