Remembering The Tiananmen Square Massacre -- Opinions And Editorials

Frida Ghitis, NBC: China doesn't mark the Tiananmen Square massacre's anniversary. But the world should.

China is incredibly powerful, but its leaders remain afraid of losing that power. And hardly anything scares them more than the echoes of Tiananmen.

China’s officials have used every tool at their disposal to muzzle criticism of the crimes the country committed at Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, but on the 30th anniversary of the massacre, the events the government has tried for decades to erase from the pages of history are deservedly back in the spotlight.

It’s not a moment too soon. Despite international condemnation, China has not stopped its war on the truth, or its crackdown on free speech. The Tiananmen anniversary inevitably focuses the world on a fundamental truth about one of the biggest global superpowers: Despite China's spectacular economic success, its leaders rely on widespread repression to secure their grip on power.

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Remembering The Tiananmen Square Massacre -- Opinions And Editorials

Thirty years on: what led to the Tiananmen Square massacre? -- Cristina Abellan Matamoros with Reuters/Euronews
Remembering Tiananmen, China's pro-democracy movement that ended in bloodshed -- William Hilderbrandt, France 24
Tiananmen Square 30th anniversary: How China erased iconic 'tank man' image for young people -- Bill Birtles, ABC News Online
Tiananmen Square 30th anniversary: Chinese-Australian artist Badiucao reveals his identity -- ABC News Online
Tiananmen, a Chinese taboo -- France 24
China rises but 30 years after Tiananmen, crackdown remains taboo -- Kate Mayberry, Al Jazeera
30 years after Tiananmen – Is China's pro-democracy movement losing steam? -- William Yang, DW
Why we remember Tiananmen Square -- Perry Link, DW
Why China Won't Apologize For Tiananmen Square, And Why That Might Be A Good Thing -- Michael C. Wenderoth, Forbes
The Legacy of Tiananmen Square, 30 Years Later (Podcast) -- Chris Patten , Louisa Lim, Sophie Richardson, and Elmira Bayrasli, Project Syndicate
Tiananmen and the end of Chinese enlightenment -- Nikkei Asian Review
China 30 years after Tiananmen Square: Xi is latest autocratic leader to block dissent -- Louise Branson, USA Today
China erases the Tiananmen story: “It's been depressingly effective” -- The Economist