Tiananmen 1989
Reports
Chinese Students Today Don't Know Tiananmen
[sup]— Associated Press · Jun 3, 2014 · 1m:47s[/sup]
'I've Been Told Lies.' Young Chinese Recall When They First Learned of Tiananmen
[sup]— Amy Gunia, Hillary Leung, Emily Peng, Lily Lin · Time · Jun 4, 2019[/sup]
Who Not What: The Logic of China's Information Control Strategy
[sup]— Mary Gallagher, Blake Miller · Cambridge University Press · Jun 1, 2021[/sup]
1989: Tiananmen Square ‘massacre’ was a myth
[sup]— Deirdre Griswold · Workers World · Jun 3, 2022[/sup]
One of China's biggest influencers may have unintentionally introduced fans to the heavily censored Tiananmen Square Massacre while promoting ice cream
[sup]— Waiyee Yip · Insider · Jun 6, 2022[/sup]
China’s rebellious youth has forgotten Tiananmen
[sup]— Jamil Anderlini · POLITICO · Nov 28, 2022[/sup]
How China Is Attempting to Control the ‘Information Pipes’
[sup]— Joshua Kurlantzick · The Diplomat · Mar 3, 2023[/sup]
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
[sup]— Wikipedia[/sup]
Censorship in China
[sup]— Wikipedia[/sup]
China: Freedom on the Net 2021 Country Report
[sup]— Freedom House[/sup]
Sinister
Seems odd to think of a situation where Americans nowadays hadn't heard of, say, Watergate or 9/11. Or, say, Germans nowadays hadn't heard of the Holocaust. Yet, something along those lines is the case in China regarding Tiananmen 1989, some 34 years ago as of typing. And they don't have much access to information about it, would face consequences bringing it up in public. A fairly impressive piece of suppression (and propaganda) work, spanning decades. Workers World (above) and others take it a step further, and, employing the old diversion tactic, point fingers elsewhere. Should we take their word for it? As it stands, I certainly don't, but my personal take isn't important. Seems like the Chinese government more so suppresses airing events than denying them.
While going over censorship in various countries, I noted that examples can be found in most (if not all) places, including more open, transparent, free countries. Depending a bit on country size, you might find a bit more for larger ones. Yet, weighing them against each other, some stand out. (I touched on that in a prior post, "Evidence and scale/scope".) After all, not all concerns are equal.
A takeaway here is that there's something uncomfortably sinister about this. In a way, intentionally taking control of what does not go into history books, and also leaving subsequent generations with a knowledge hole. These efforts are ongoing.
Chinese Students Today Don't Know Tiananmen
[sup]— Associated Press · Jun 3, 2014 · 1m:47s[/sup]
'I've Been Told Lies.' Young Chinese Recall When They First Learned of Tiananmen
[sup]— Amy Gunia, Hillary Leung, Emily Peng, Lily Lin · Time · Jun 4, 2019[/sup]
Who Not What: The Logic of China's Information Control Strategy
[sup]— Mary Gallagher, Blake Miller · Cambridge University Press · Jun 1, 2021[/sup]
1989: Tiananmen Square ‘massacre’ was a myth
[sup]— Deirdre Griswold · Workers World · Jun 3, 2022[/sup]
One of China's biggest influencers may have unintentionally introduced fans to the heavily censored Tiananmen Square Massacre while promoting ice cream
[sup]— Waiyee Yip · Insider · Jun 6, 2022[/sup]
China’s rebellious youth has forgotten Tiananmen
[sup]— Jamil Anderlini · POLITICO · Nov 28, 2022[/sup]
How China Is Attempting to Control the ‘Information Pipes’
[sup]— Joshua Kurlantzick · The Diplomat · Mar 3, 2023[/sup]
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
[sup]— Wikipedia[/sup]
Censorship in China
[sup]— Wikipedia[/sup]
China: Freedom on the Net 2021 Country Report
[sup]— Freedom House[/sup]
Sinister
Seems odd to think of a situation where Americans nowadays hadn't heard of, say, Watergate or 9/11. Or, say, Germans nowadays hadn't heard of the Holocaust. Yet, something along those lines is the case in China regarding Tiananmen 1989, some 34 years ago as of typing. And they don't have much access to information about it, would face consequences bringing it up in public. A fairly impressive piece of suppression (and propaganda) work, spanning decades. Workers World (above) and others take it a step further, and, employing the old diversion tactic, point fingers elsewhere. Should we take their word for it? As it stands, I certainly don't, but my personal take isn't important. Seems like the Chinese government more so suppresses airing events than denying them.
While going over censorship in various countries, I noted that examples can be found in most (if not all) places, including more open, transparent, free countries. Depending a bit on country size, you might find a bit more for larger ones. Yet, weighing them against each other, some stand out. (I touched on that in a prior post, "Evidence and scale/scope".) After all, not all concerns are equal.
A takeaway here is that there's something uncomfortably sinister about this. In a way, intentionally taking control of what does not go into history books, and also leaving subsequent generations with a knowledge hole. These efforts are ongoing.
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