Tag: June Fourth
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Weekly Wanderings: June 9, 2024
Readings on the 35th Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre James T. Areddy, “35 Years After Tiananmen, China’s Conduct Again Triggers Alarm” The magnitude of calamity during Tiananmen can render any sensible soul speechless. But for those of us who are spared the firsthand trauma and accorded the luxury of critical distance, bearing witness demands…
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June Fourth
“Just another day.” For thirty-four years, June Fourth has not been just another day for those in China who remember the protests of 1989 and mourn those whose lives were ended or irrevocably changed in the violent crackdown that ended them. Nor is June Fourth just another day for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): it’s…
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In Memoriam — But Not Yet
Six years ago, I spent the evening of June 4, 2014 in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park. Rain-heavy clouds had hovered over the city earlier in the day but then moved on without bursting; by the time I arrived at the park around dinnertime the night was clear, though muggy and hot, as is typical for…
Maura Elizabeth Cunningham 