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Hong Kong court hears final arguments in trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers, hopes for July verdict

A Hong Kong court has concluded final arguments in a national security trial for two former organizers of vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court hears final arguments in former Tiananmen vigil organizers' national security trial

A Hong Kong court is hearing the final arguments in a national security trial for two people who organized large vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

The Independent UK

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser says Communist Party confuses wanting democracy with sedition

Chow Hang-tung says the slogan did not seek to dismantle Communist Party rule as she and fellow activist Lee Cheuk-yan face subversion charges under Beijing’s national security law

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Hong Kong begins national security trial of organisers of Tiananmen Square vigil group

The case comes weeks after the conviction of media tycoon Jimmy Lai

The Independent UK

Hong Kong national security trial of three pro-democracy activists begins

Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, who led Tiananmen Square vigils, are accused of inciting subversion

The Guardian - UK

National security trial for Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organizers to open

Two organizers of a vigil commemorating people killed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 will stand trial on Thursday

The Independent UK

What to know about the trial in Hong Kong against Tiananmen vigil organizers

A national security trial for former organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil opens Thursday

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Palmer Luckey Warns China’s ‘Most Powerful Weapon’ Isn’t a ‘Missile or Drone, It’s Their Ability to Control People’s Minds Through the Media’

Palmer Luckey argues China’s strongest weapon is propaganda, highlighting censorship’s social acceptance and its implications for technology, security, and markets.

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How China uses second world war history in its bid to reshape the global order – podcast

With Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un among 26 world leaders watching, China’s president Xi Jinping made a muscular address to 50,000 people in Tiananmen Square marking 80 years since the end of the second world war. China is “never intimidated by bullies” and would “stand by the…

The Conversation

Tanks and missiles roll through Beijing as China commemorates 1945 victory

China staged its largest-ever military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender in the Second World War. President Xi Jinping stood in Tiananmen Square flanked by Russian leader Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un – a spectacle designed to show military power and political…

Radio France Internationale

Pomp, Pageantry And Prowess At Beijing's Military Parade

Beijing lit up with pomp and pageantry on Wednesday at a massive parade showcasing China's latest military hardware, watched by world leaders including North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

International Business Times

China’s Xi oversees massive military parade with Putin, Kim in attendance

China’s full military might was on display in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square where thousands of troops marched in parade.

Al Jazeera

North Korea’s Kim, Putin to attend parade in China marking end of WWII

Beijing says 26 world leaders will attend the event in Tiananmen Square, overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Al Jazeera

AP PHOTOS: The Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China has passed like any other weekday. And that’s just how the ruling Communist Party wants it.

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A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary displays China's ability to suppress history

For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests has passed like any other weekday

The Guardian - UK

World won’t forget Tiananmen Square, US and Taiwan say on 36th anniversary of massacre

Date of 4 June remains one of China’s strictest taboos, with government using increasingly sophisticated tools to censor its discussion

The Independent UK

Voices: Tiananmen massacre: It’s time to wake up and stand up to the butchers of Beijing

COMMENT: On the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Benedict Rogers says that the question is not whether China has changed – it hasn’t – but whether the free world has the courage to wake up and act on its morals

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Örkesh Dölet descended on to Tiananmen Square with thousands of fellow student protesters. He’s now 36 years into exile

As the anniversary of the 1989 massacre approaches, the Uyghur activist reflects on his lifelong dedication to the fight for democracy

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‘The police were scared there would be riots’: When Wham! took Western pop to China

IN FOCUS : The CIA wanted them to spy as well as perform. The Communist Party insisted that fans were not to dance to them or learn their ways. Forty years ago, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were the first Western band to tour China – Mark Beaumont revisits an…

The Guardian - US

Where is our Tiananmen square ‘Tank Man’ who can stand up to Trump?

The reason we don’t see that person is because we’re asking the wrong question

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court overturns conviction of three former organisers of Tiananmen vigils

The ruling is a rare case of victory for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists

Reason

"Certain Phrases, Including 'Free Hong Kong' and 'Tiananmen Square,' Were Not Allowed" for Marvel Gamers

From N.Y. Times (German Lopez): Marvel Rivals is one of the biggest video games in the world. Since its launch… The post "Certain Phrases, Including 'Free Hong Kong' and 'Tiananmen Square,' Were Not Allowed" for Marvel Gamers appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

How DeepSeek users are forcing the AI to reveal the truth about Chinese executions

IN FOCUS: Don’t ask the viral Chinese app about Tiananmen Square, Xi Jinping... or Winnie the Pooh, writes Anthony Cuthbertson

The Independent UK

China’s new DeepSeek AI refuses to answer these questions, experts warn

AI nudges users to ‘talk about something else’ when asked to elaborate on topics deemed sensitive in China

The Guardian - AU

We tried out DeepSeek. It worked well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square and Taiwan

The AI app soared up the Apple charts and rocked US stocks, but the Chinese chatbot was reluctant to discuss sensitive questions about China and its government

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