Tiananmen Square Protests Of 1989 Puns

I've met a number of Chinese students who will bemoan the corruption in China, complain about having to be very cautious about the food they buy ( because it can't be trusted), and yet defend the status quo in China as necessary evil.

As minimum I think Chinese students in the US should have classes on why freedom of the press is a requirement for good government. The class should also include a piece on Tiananmen Square.

>Szeto Wah: Even though June 4 happened, I still firmly support the 'handover'
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>Reporter: "You pointed out that China has had a lot of problems in the last few decades, but you supported China's resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong very early on in the Sino-British talks.
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>Szeto Wah: "Hong Kong was originally a Chinese territory and it was inevitable that it would revert to the motherland. Although I did not agree with many aspects of the regime at that time, if a country does not take back its own land and has no national pride, it is not a country and regime that should be allowed to do so. As Chinese, it is only right that we should return to the motherland and share the fate of the 1.1 billion people. Over the past hundred years or so, it seems that we have been "lucky" to be free from the suffering of the Chinese nation, but we are also a bit self-critical. Therefore, no matter what the future holds, I still support the return of sovereignty, and the 4 June incident has not changed my view.
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>- Interviewed by RTHK's "News World" on September 1, 1989

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Not at all trying to be reactionary I am quite the supporter of what China is doing today with the high speed railway and their eradication of poverty. But I am clueless in defending the Chinese Government from Tiananmen Square discussions. Asking this cause I saw some nasty photos of what happened to the protesters and just wanna know what your guys thoughts and analysis of that day is? Thank you in advance and again I am not a reactionary

Here's a version of the infamous Tiananmen Square Copypasta about South Korea:

제주 4·3 사건 Jeju Island Massacre 중앙정보부 KCIA 여수·순천 사건 Yeosu-Sucheon Massacre 남조선로동당 Worker's Party of South Korea 이승만 Syngman Rhee 여운형의 암살 Assassination of Yeo Un-Hyeong 5·16 군사 정변 May 16 Coup 5·17 쿠데타 May 17 Coup 광주민중항쟁 Gwangju Massacre 일민주의 Ilminist Supremacy 실미도 사건 Unit 684 Mutinies 국가보안법 National Security Law 6월 민주 항쟁 June Democratic Protests 미군정 계엄 USAMGIK Martial Law 국민보도연맹 학살 Bodo League Massacre 인권 비밀경찰 언론의 자유 폭정보의 자유 격으로 인구의 20% 이상이 사망했다 남조선의 자살률은 OECD 국가 중 가장 높으며, 전 세계적으로도 자살률이 가장 높다 65세 이상 시민의 약 절반이 상대적 빈곤 속에 살고 있다

Especially not on June 4th 1989

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1989 年 6 月 4 日，天安门广场什么也没发生。 正如广受欢迎的照片“坦克人”所示，中国人碰巧在中国政府和现任中国国家主席习近平确认的地点进行了年度坦克检查日。 美国政府看到这张照片后，散布谣言，说这是为现在所谓的“天安门大屠杀”做准备。 由于网上不实传言，现在大家都认为1989年6月4日发生了大屠杀。大家都认为那天发生了一些事情，很容易被政府洗脑，上当受骗。 很遗憾你们都被互联网和其他相信这个虚假谣言的傻瓜说服了。 认为中国这个温暖人心、热情好客的国家会犯下如此残忍的罪行，这本身就是一种罪过。 你们所有相信发生过这种行为的人都应该为自己相信这种无稽之谈而感到羞耻。