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Tiananmen Square

Timeline: Hong Kong’s squeeze on Tiananmen crackdown commemorations

Pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan arrives at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre by prison van after being sentenced for unauthorised assembly, in Hong Kong, China April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan arrives at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre by prison van after being sentenced for unauthorised assembly, in Hong Kong, China April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Hong Kong begins national security trial of Tiananmen vigil group

A general view of the High Court in Hong Kong, China December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A general view of the High Court in Hong Kong, China December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Hong Kong court rejects bid to terminate trial against Tiananmen vigil group

Pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung after being detained in Hong Kong in Sept 2021.
Pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung after being detained in Hong Kong in Sept 2021.

China calls Rubio’s comments on Tiananmen Square crackdown an ‘attack’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the American Compass New World Gala at the National Building Museum on June 03, 2025 in Washington, DC.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the American Compass New World Gala at the National Building Museum on June 03, 2025 in Washington, DC.

China's Tiananmen Square demonstrations and crackdown

Security personnel keep watch near the portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong displayed on the Tiananmen Gate, in Beijing, China June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo
Security personnel keep watch near the portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong displayed on the Tiananmen Gate, in Beijing, China June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo

We will never forget Tiananmen crackdown, Taiwan and US say on 36th anniversary

Police patrol outside the entrance of a fair at Victoria Park in Hong Kong's on June 3, 2025, where people traditionally gathered annually on June 4 to mourn the victims of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Police patrol outside the entrance of a fair at Victoria Park in Hong Kong's on June 3, 2025, where people traditionally gathered annually on June 4 to mourn the victims of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Hong Kong activist challenges China’s Tiananmen taboo from his exile in Taiwan

Elaine To works on her tablet at the Thai boxing gym she co runs with Fu Tong in Taipei, Taiwan May 24, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Elaine To works on her tablet at the Thai boxing gym she co runs with Fu Tong in Taipei, Taiwan May 24, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang

HK’s top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group

FILE PHOTO: Vice-chairwoman of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Chow Hang-tung, speaks to the media before facing charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown last year, in Hong Kong, China June 11, 2021. REUTERS/Jessie Pang/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Vice-chairwoman of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Chow Hang-tung, speaks to the media before facing charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown last year, in Hong Kong, China June 11, 2021. REUTERS/Jessie Pang/File Photo

Cathay Pacific pulls in-flight Family Guy episode mentioning Tiananmen

The airline said it was aware of the incident and apologised to affected customers.
The airline said it was aware of the incident and apologised to affected customers.

Song Binbin, poster woman for Mao’s revolution, embroiled in school principal killing, dies at 77

Madam Song Binbin was embroiled in one of the most notorious killings of the Cultural Revolution, which Mao Zedong unleashed, claiming more than one million lives.
Madam Song Binbin was embroiled in one of the most notorious killings of the Cultural Revolution, which Mao Zedong unleashed, claiming more than one million lives.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.