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Tiananmen Square
![The World Has Not Learnt the Lessons of the Tiananmen Square Massacre The World Has Not Learnt the Lessons of the Tiananmen Square Massacre](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-03-182608.jpg)
The World Has Not Learnt the Lessons of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
By Wu’er Kaixi and Rahima Mahmut
Instead, while the world slept, Chinese authoritarianism metastasized.
![Hong Kong’s Protests: Look Beyond Tiananmen 2.0 Hong Kong’s Protests: Look Beyond Tiananmen 2.0](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-how-hong-kongs-district-council-elections-offer-a-way-out-of-the-political-crisis-49125510243-50903d5273-k.jpg)
Hong Kong’s Protests: Look Beyond Tiananmen 2.0
By Victoria Tin-bor Hui
A fuller understanding of the two episodes suggests that the protests today have moved beyond any kind of sequel to the events of 1989.
![From Tiananmen to Hong Kong: An Evolution of Protesting in China From Tiananmen to Hong Kong: An Evolution of Protesting in China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19258389782722.jpg)
From Tiananmen to Hong Kong: An Evolution of Protesting in China
By Travis Sanderson
The main differences boil down to experiences of freedom, realism, and technology.
![The Legacy of Tiananmen The Legacy of Tiananmen](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_8906040186.jpg)
The Legacy of Tiananmen
By Bonnie Girard
China's leaders made some cold-blooded calculations before sending in the tanks. Their choices still echo today.
![Tiananmen Square Anniversary: A War of Memory and Oblivion Tiananmen Square Anniversary: A War of Memory and Oblivion](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-64.jpg)
Tiananmen Square Anniversary: A War of Memory and Oblivion
By DD Wu
While some people tried to commemorate June 4, the Chinese authorities updated censorship techniques.
![When George HW Bush Met Zhao Ziyang... When George HW Bush Met Zhao Ziyang...](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-04_17-44-42.jpg)
When George HW Bush Met Zhao Ziyang...
By Ankit Panda
A newly declassified transcript provides insight into a fascinating point in U.S.-China relations.
![China Has Its Own Problems With History China Has Its Own Problems With History](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-27_15-12-00.jpg)
China Has Its Own Problems With History
By Randall Schriver
Beijing's treatment of history should be scrutinized as well.
![After Legislative Inaction, US-China Civil Nuclear Cooperation Is Set for Renewal After Legislative Inaction, US-China Civil Nuclear Cooperation Is Set for Renewal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-04_22-49-00.jpg)
After Legislative Inaction, US-China Civil Nuclear Cooperation Is Set for Renewal
By Ankit Panda
The 1985 U.S.-China civil nuclear cooperation agreement will likely be renewed after passing the review of U.S. lawmakers.
![The Risks of Expanding Repression in China The Risks of Expanding Repression in China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-08_01-24-26.jpg)
The Risks of Expanding Repression in China
By Sarah Cook
In cracking down on the likes of women's activists, the CCP risks a much larger political crisis.
![Why There Won't be an Occupy Beijing Why There Won't be an Occupy Beijing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-14_22-07-35.jpg)
Why There Won't be an Occupy Beijing
By Patricia Kim
Hong Kong's protests are similar to movements in China in the 1980s, but mainland students won't be protesting anytime soon.
![As You Watch Hong Kong, Remember Wukan As You Watch Hong Kong, Remember Wukan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-08_06-16-17.jpg)
As You Watch Hong Kong, Remember Wukan
By Ankit Panda
The outcome of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution is more likely to resemble Wukan than Tiananmen.
![Tiananmen Square in the Age of Twitter Tiananmen Square in the Age of Twitter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/1393_5242b6fd55ad2.jpg)
Tiananmen Square in the Age of Twitter
By Zachary Keck
The real wild card in assessing whether Tiananmen Square could happen today is the role of social media
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