Three decades after the Chinese Communist Party¡¯s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy student protests in Tiananmen Square, the memory survives ¡ª despite the country¡¯s attempts to stamp it out.
The June 4, 1989, crackdown in Beijing was a stark reminder of the political realities of China¡¯s one-party system, even as the world¡¯s most populous country embarked on reforms and opening up under then-paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.
Since then, the West and Japan have sought to balance human rights concerns with reaping the rewards of economic relations with China.
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