Tiananmen: A battle of remembering vs. forgetting (AP)

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In this photo taken on March 24, 2009, a paramilitary soldier stands guard in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The Chinese government is heavily invested in suppressing the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movement and its violent end. Two decades on the authoritarian government has largely succeeded in turning it into a non-issue for many, using stunning economic growth, sophisticated propaganda and repression to stifle public discussion. Linking the image of Tiananmen for most Chinese as place for recreation and official state functions. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)AP – As a young poet, Cui Weiping was not much interested in politics. But she says she could never shake the image of her husband returning home on a June night 20 years ago, his pants mottled with the blood of people shot by the Chinese army.


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