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Today (June 4th) is also the anniversary of the Tiananmen protest. In China most people who knew about the incident would often refer to it as liùsì (or lo-sik)
by archibaldJ 5y ago
Today (June 4th) is also the anniversary of the Tiananmen protest. In China most people who knew about the incident would often refer to it as liùsì (or lo-sik), which is 'Six Four' in Mandarin/Cantonese (六四).
Glad to see it gaining traction on HN. Appearantly this year CCP is working hard to erase the past too.
- https://www.npr.org/2021/06/03/1002772735/china-forbids-publicly-memorializing-tiananmen-massacre-will-hong-kong-follow https://www.npr.org/2021/06/03/1002772735/china-forbids-publ...
- https://news.yahoo.com/arrests-made-hong-kong-during-213954746.html https://news.yahoo.com/arrests-made-hong-kong-during-2139547...
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/28/hong-kong-bans-tiananmen-square-vigil-citing-covid-restrictions https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/28/hong-kong-bans...