China’s road ahead
Riding high on nationalism, China is very critical of the West but is pragmatic enough to avoid any serious confrontation with it.
Riding high on nationalism, China is very critical of the West but is pragmatic enough to avoid any serious confrontation with it.
The two-tonne copper Pillar of Shame was first exhibited at a Tiananmen Square commemoration in Hong Kong in 1997, the same year Britain handed the city back to China.
The takeover was brutal. Figures of protestor casualties vary from a few hundred to a few thousand with thousands more injured. Many fled abroad to escape prosecution. China to date refuses to release details of casualties.
The Alliance’s chairman, Lee Cheukyan, is in jail over an illegal assembly.
Article 16 of the rule book states that “party members shall not publicly express opinions that are inconsistent with the decisions of the central committee of the CPC”.
Every year, the United States issues a similar statement demanding China be held accountable.
The gathering in Victoria Park, an annual ritual of sombre tribute to the struggle of the students, was attended by more than 180,000 people last year.
National Day is celebrated annually to commemorate the establishment of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. It paves the way for a seven-day public holiday called the "golden week."
The third largest Chinese airline, Air China, is expected to keep flying the bulk of its flights from Beijing Capital International Airport.
The Western bloc must be acutely aware that economic growth and the acceptance of market economy have not fructified in terms of political liberalization.
