35 Years After Tiananmen, Survivors Dream of ‘Freedom and Dignity’ in China

A bipartisan group of lawmakers gathered in the capital today to commemorate the Tiananmen Square Massacre and celebrate the continued struggle for democracy in China.

The event near the steps of the Capitol Building was led by members of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and featured several survivors of the 1989 incident in Tiananmen Square.

“We stand with the victims of Tiananmen Square and all those currently facing the oppression of the Chinese Communist Party,” Select Committee Chair John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) said.

June 4 marks the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, in which communist troops in Beijing mobilized against thousands of student-led demonstrators, killing hundreds or thousands of unarmed civilians.

Estimates vary due to CCP efforts to suppress discussion of the event, but most sources claim that the CCP’s military wing slaughtered between 500 and 1,000 protesters.