Pictures From Tienanmen Square, April 30th, 2009
Can you spot me in the red shirt?
Today is the 20th anniversary of the Tienanmen Square confrontation between protesters and the government. When we were at the square there were so many people out enjoying the beautiful day. It is hard to believe that most Chinese (especially those born after the event) know nothing about the killings that took place on June 3rd and 4th, 1989. This week in an effort to cut off information, the Chinese government shut off access to Twitter, Facebook, My Space and Hotmail. Satellite feeds are blacked out if Tienanmen Square is mentioned and people who speak openly about the event are "taken away" for a while.
Hopefully one day the government will be more than one-party rule and hopefully they will one day allow truth and information to be openly spread and people to freely express their views.
Still, with how friendly the Chinese were, how accommodating and kind the people personally were, I believe the country has come a long way in the past twenty years and and I am glad to be connected with China.
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