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Reporting from Tiananmen Square in 1989: ‘I saw a lot I will never forget’
June 4 marks 30 years since the Chinese government violently ended weeks of pro-democracy protests in the heart of Beijing
2016: The year of the election ballot consultant
The doctors of spin are going to have a busy 2017 given the number of polls worldwide, writes Andrew Hammond.
Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown – 25 years on
As Beijing seeks to quell discussion of the 1989 event, three protesters and an expert on politics discuss how the massacre has shaped today’s China.
China: Tiananmen crash might be suicide attack
Chinese authorities investigating what could be Beijing’s first major suicide attack have been searching for two men from Muslim-dominated Xinjiang.
China cracks down on Tiananmen anniversary
Police in China have beaten and detained political activists marking the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown of the Tiananmen democracy protests.
Chinese TV staff suspended for Tiananmen broadcast
Several staff at a Chinese TV station were suspended after footage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests slipped past censors and was broadcast.
China security tight in Tiananmen; US critical
Chinese police were out in force on Thursday to prevent commemoration of the crackdown on protesters around Tiananmen Square 20 years ago.
Web changes China, exile for Tiananmen leader
The internet has helped Wang Dan span the distance from his home in Los Angeles to Beijing, where 20 years ago he led the Tiananmen protests.
Tiananmen Mothers call for probe into bloody crackdown
Relatives of people killed when China crushed the 1989 Tiananmen democracy movement have called for those responsible to be punished.
Beijing strikes at dissidents
China has launched a crackdown on a new network of political activists, writers and lawyers who have supported a bold new manifesto.
China lifts ban on Tiananmen websites
Websites on sensitive subjects are accessible in the Chinese capital as the authorities lifted more internet restrictions ahead of the Olympic Games.