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 Jul 13, 2020
Leading Hong Kong activists charged for Tiananmen vigil gathering
Thirteen prominent Hong Kong democracy activists appeared in court Monday, charged with holding an unauthorized gathering to mark the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the latest in a string of prosecutions against protest leaders in the restless financial hub. Last month tens of thousands of Hong Kongers ...
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 ...
Asia Pacific Jun 1, 2020
Hong Kong police ban Tiananmen vigil for first time in 30 years
Organizers accused police of using the virus as an excuse to ban the rally.
Asia Pacific May 31, 2020
Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil may need to go online, organizer says
Hong Kong’s annual June 4 vigil commemorating the 1989 crackdown on activists in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square will be held online if police ban the gathering, the organizer said. The event has been held in the city for the past 29 consecutive years. If the vigil ...
Asia Pacific / Politics May 19, 2020
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam denies extended crowd ban is political move
Hong Kong will extend social-distancing measures, despite objections from pro-democracy groups that a ban on large gatherings was being used to suppress protests. Food and Health Secretary Sophia Chan confirmed in a briefing Tuesday afternoon that the city would extend restrictions, including a ban on ...