Hong Kong's decades-old annual vigil to commemorate those who died in the 1989 the Tiananmen Square crackdown has vanished after enactment of a China-imposed security law.
As the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of that bloody chapter of modern China's history, was busy flying between the United States, Britain and Canada to give a series of talks. Each was aimed at speaking out for those who cannot. The 1989 crackdown, in which government troops opened fire on student-led pro-democracy protesters, resulting in hundreds, if not thousands, dead, remains a taboo subject in mainland China.
We cannot light the candles in Hong Kong anymore. So we would light it everywhere, globally,' she said. As Beijing’s toughened political stance effectively extinguished any large-scale commemorations within its borders, overseas commemorative events have grown increasingly crucial for preserving memories of the Tiananmen crackdown. Over the past few years, a growing number of talks, rallies, exhibitions and plays on the subject have emerged in the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and Taiwan.
British theater-goer Sue Thomas, 64, also found the play deeply moving. 'Particularly as a parent myself now, which I wasn’t then, which sort of made me think of it in a much more sort of heartfelt way,' she said. At the theater, He, the scholar, served as one of the post-show speakers, sharing her struggles and the motivations behind her work with the audience.
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