Asia Pacific Jun 30, 2021
How China’s security law changed Hong Kong forever in 12 months
by Iain Marlow
The law China imposed on Hong Kong a year ago was much more than a piece of legislation: It showed Beijing was now running the show.
Asia Pacific Jun 5, 2021
Microsoft says error led to no matching Bing images for Tiananmen 'tank man'
Microsoft said the issue was "due to an accidental human error and we are actively working to resolve this."
Asia Pacific Jun 4, 2021
Hong Kong democracy leader detained on Tiananmen anniversary
Thousands of officers were on standby after the government banned an annual candlelight vigil that has served for decades as a day of pro-democracy demonstrations in the city.
Asia Pacific Jun 3, 2021
Hong Kongers get creative as authorities ban Tiananmen vigil
by Yan Zhao
Last year's vigil was banned for the first time because of the coronavirus, but thousands defied police and rallied anyway.
National Dec 23, 2020
China asked Emperor Akihito to visit in wake of Tiananmen massacre
Declassified documents reveal China's attempt to improve ties with Japan and encourage Western democratic nations to lift sanctions.
National Dec 23, 2020
Japan opposed sanctions against China on day of Tiananmen crackdown
Japanese leaders were apparently concerned about isolating China internationally and the risk of worsening bilateral ties.
National / History Sep 20, 2020
Japan prioritized 'long-term' strategy over rights in Tiananmen response, documents show
Opposed to Western sanctions against China over the incident, Japan was determined to watch over China "patiently and as warmly as possible," documents show.
Asia Pacific Jun 12, 2020
Podcast platform Pocket Casts says Apple removed app from China store
New York-based podcasting platform Pocket Casts said its app had been taken down from Apple Inc's app store in China. Reuters couldn't immediately verify why the app was no longer available in the store. Pockets Casts, ranked 85th most popular in the podcast news app section ...
Asia Pacific Jun 12, 2020
Zoom Video Communications Inc. said it deactivated accounts of pro-democracy Chinese activists based in the U.S. at the request of China’s government, renewing concerns about the software-maker’s ties to the communist country. Beijing officials reached out to Zoom in May and early June about four ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Jun 11, 2020
Zoom suspends U.S.-based activists' account after online Tiananmen event
Humanitarian China founder Zhou Fengsuo said that the group had yet to receive an answer from Zoom about why its account was closed.
Asia Pacific Jun 5, 2020
U.S. urges China to respect human rights on Tiananmen anniversary
The White House, in a statement on the 31st anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, urged Beijing on Thursday to respect human rights, fulfill its commitments on Hong Kong and end persecution of ethnic and religious minorities. "The Chinese Communist Party's slaughter of unarmed Chinese ...
Asia Pacific Jun 4, 2020
Vigil banned, Hong Kong to mark Tiananmen crackdown with 'candles everywhere'
Many in Hong Kong plan to commemorate the bloody 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in and around Tiananmen Square by lighting candles across the city on Thursday evening, circumventing a ban on large public gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. The anniversary strikes an especially sensitive ...