1989 Tiananmen Square protests
FILE - A woman holds up a ligt candle and a phone showing the image of the 1989 tank man protester during a candle vigil to mark the anniversary of the military crackdown on a pro-democracy student movement in Beijing, outside Victoria Park in Hong Kong, Friday, June 4, 2021. As Beijing prepares to hold the Winter Olympics opening in February 2022, China's president and party leader Xi Jinping appears firmly in control. The party has made political stability paramount and says that has been the foundation for the economic growth that has bettered lives and put the nation on a path to becoming a regional if not global power. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
From Tiananmen to Hong Kong, China's crackdowns defy critics

By Ken Moritsugu Jan. 27, 2022 12:20 AM EST

People light LED candles to mark the anniversary of the military crackdown on a pro-democracy student movement in Beijing, outside Victoria Park in Hong Kong, Friday, June 4, 2021. A member of the committee that organizes Hong Kong's annual candlelight vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown was arrested early Friday on the 32nd anniversary. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Hundreds gather near Hong Kong park despite vigil ban

By Zen Soo Jun. 04, 2021 01:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2012, file photo, a man looks at a photo, believed to be taken by a former People's Liberation Army soldier at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. Hong Kong’s second ban on an annual vigil for victims of the bloody June 4, 1989 crackdown on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square protest movement and the closure of a museum dedicated to the event may be a further sign that the ruling Communist Party is extending its efforts to erase the event from the collective consciousness from the mainland to Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
China's silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong

By Zen Soo Jun. 02, 2021 10:25 PM EDT

Officers from Food and Environmental Hygiene Department ask questions to staff next to a huge photo of candlelight vigil at the "June 4 Memorial Museum" run by The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China in Hong Kong Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The Hong Kong museum commemorating the bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989 has been shut down days after its opening, as authorities continue to crack down on activities related to the event. The museum, which opened on Sunday and was meant to last until June 4, was closed on Wednesday by the organizers after authorities investigated the venue for not having the relevant licenses required for public exhibition. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Hong Kong's Tiananmen museum shuts down amid investigation

By Zen Soo Jun. 01, 2021 11:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo, participants light candles during a vigil for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, despite applications for it being officially denied. Hong Kong authorities for the second year have banned the June 4 candlelight vigil to commemorate the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, organizers said Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Hong Kong bans Tiananmen crackdown vigil for 2nd year

By Zen Soo May. 27, 2021 05:25 AM EDT

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of the local newspaper Apple Daily, arrives outside a district court in Hong Kong, Monday, July 13, 2020. Activists including Lai who organized the June 4th Tiananmen massacre memorial this year, which was banned by police because of anti-virus social distancing reasons, had to make an appearance in court for charges for organizing and participating in the memorial. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil appear in court

By Zen Soo Jul. 13, 2020 03:29 AM EDT

Hundreds of participants attend a candlelight vigil at Democracy Square in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, June 4, 2020, to mark the 31st anniversary of the Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen

By Zen Soo And Ken Moritsugu Jun. 03, 2020 10:06 PM EDT

A protester holds up the British National (Overseas) passports in a shopping mall during a protest against China's national security legislation for the city, in Hong Kong, Monday, June 1, 2020. The mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party says U.S. moves to end some trading privileges extended to Hong Kong grossly interfere in China's internal affairs and are doomed to fail. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen vigil; rush on for UK passports

By Zen Soo Jun. 01, 2020 07:42 AM EDT