Tag: Anniversaries

Tiananmen Square: 23 Years Later

Today marked the 23rd anniversary of the military crackdown on protesters in Beijing, and, as usual, the government kept a tight rein on online speech, the media, and political dissidents and activists. More surprising was the fact that the financial markets also seemed to play a role in marking the anniversary, with the Shanghai stock index falling precisely 64.89 points. A report in the Wall Stre

June 4, 2012 11:14 PM

Police on Alert in China Ahead of Riot Anniversary

As the one-year anniversary of the July 5 Xinjiang riots approaches, police are on high alert. From the Associated Press:

July 4, 2010 2:19 PM

Three Generations View China At 60

NPR is running a three-part series to mark the upcoming 60th anniversary of the PRC: As the country approaches its anniv

May 27, 2009 10:30 PM

In Today’s Headlines, an Absence Speaks a Thousand Words

For China Media Project, David Bandurski reads between the lines of official media reporting of the 20th anniversary of J

May 27, 2009 10:27 AM

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