Some refer to it as the anniversary of the “Political turmoil between the Spring and Summer of 1989,” perhaps as they’d rather brush it all under the carpet with vague terms.
Others, still, refer to this date as 8 squared ( =64 or 6/4) or 444444 (6 4s = 6/4) or in other cryptic forms. Why? Simply to keep its memory alive in the PRC, one has to invent ways of circumventing the pervasive censorship online, which is intent on wiping the event from the history books.
We should remember not just what happened, but also the demands of the young and idealistic student protesters: that every Chinese citizen be afforded #dignity, #freedom, #HumanRights and #safety, and how their calls resonated with the Chinese public of the time. As forgetting will just lead to history repeating itself, just as it did has in Hong Kong over recent years.
The spirits and demands of the students of #Tiananmen and Hong Kong must not be erased nor forgotten, so that their legacies can live on!
