Efforts to Preserve Tiananmen Square Massacre Memory Intensify Amid Censorship
Efforts to preserve the memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre, which occurred on June 4, 1989, are intensifying, particularly outside of China. The massacre, where hundreds or possibly thousands of unarmed protesters were killed by the Chinese army, remains a sensitive topic in China, with the government actively suppressing its memory. The China Unofficial Archives (CUA), a US-registered non-profit, is one of the organizations working to protect censored Chinese history. The CUA hosts a range of materials, including photographs and diaries, that document the events of the massacre. These efforts are crucial as censorship within China has increased under the leadership of Xi Jinping, making it difficult for the memory of the massacre to be preserved within the country.