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US President Donald Trump with President Xi Jinping of China during a welcome ceremony in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017.

China This Week | Trump-Xi phone call, rare earths shortage looms, and 36 years of Tiananmen

June 06, 2025 7:20 pm

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held a much-anticipated phone call, and companies globally felt the impact of China controlling exports of some key minerals.

'We will never forget Tiananmen crackdown': Taiwan, US say on 36th anniversary

June 04, 2025 11:01 am

The events on and around the central Beijing square on June 4, 1989, when Chinese troops opened fire to end the student-led pro-democracy protests, are not publicly discussed in China and the anniversary is not officially marked.

Hong Kong's top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group

March 06, 2025 9:54 am

The ruling is a rare victory for Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement in which scores of activists have been jailed or forced into exile, with many liberal and popular civil society groups shuttered.

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown

June 03, 2024 10:43 pm

Police later said that officers took Chen to a police station for investgation because they found him causing chaos at the scene. After an investigation, Chan was released unconditionally, police said.

Activist Leo Tang is taken away by police near Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4 2023.

Hong Kong police detains activists for marking Tiananmen Square anniversary: What happened there in 1989?

June 05, 2023 10:14 am

In mainland China, any mention of the Tiananmen Square crackdown is taboo and the subject is heavily censored. Not just public gatherings marking the day, but the internet, too, is frequently censored for even coded references around this time every year.

With Jiang Zemin’s demise, a spotlight on Xi Jinping’s shortcomings

December 07, 2022 11:34 am

Vijay Gokhale writes: Jiang Zemin led China through a tumultuous time, exercised power with a light touch. The contrast with the current one-man leadership is stark for Chinese people.

A lone Chinese man standing to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Changan Blvd. near Tiananmen Square.

Amid protests in China, recalling Tiananmen Square: What happened that day, what led up to it

December 01, 2022 7:26 pm

Tiananmen Square did not happen in a day — factors over decades led up to it. Here's its history.

Mourning Tiananmen’s victims, and the Hong Kong that was

June 05, 2022 10:19 am

On Saturday, smaller crowds gathered in Taipei, Taiwain, and other cities around the world — this time mourning not just the people slain 33 years ago but also the fate of Hong Kong.

Explained: Why China is cracking down on Hong Kong's memorialisation of the Tiananmen Square massacre

June 07, 2022 1:19 pm

Since 1990, tens of thousands of residents have gathered after sunset at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on June 4 for a candlelight vigil. For the past two years, however, Hong Kong police have banned vigils by citing Covid-19 restrictions, which critics argued were being misused by authorities.