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Dossier: World remembers 20th anniversary of Tiananmen massacre

Twenty years after the massacre in Beijing's Tiananmen Square the world is still looking to China to acknowledge the tragedy. The topic has remained a taboo in the People's Republic, as has the pro-democracy movement which sparked it. Bilateral relations with China have, however, normalized the world over.

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EU's uneasy relationship with China endures 20 years on

After condemning China's crackdown on June 4, 1989, Europe cut ties and imposed sanctions and embargoes. Twenty years on, the EU and China are successful trade partners. DW-WORLD asks the experts: what happened? (04.06.2009) 

Tiananmen remains a taboo topic for grieving Chinese

Twenty years after the massacre in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, there is still no open discussion about the student protests and their consequences. The topic is taboo in the People's Republic. (04.06.2009) 

Yang Hengjun: 'Every Blogger is a Type of Modern-Day Tiananmen Square'

Chinese blogger at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn in discussion with Günter Nooke, who believes social networks are “daunting and dangerous” for authorities in Beijing. (03.06.2009) 

China's pro-democracy protests struck hope and fear in East Germany

East Germans feared the worst as they watched China's pro-democracy crackdown on West German TV 20 years ago. But their revolution turned out to be peaceful, thanks to Glasnost and the role of Protestant churches. (03.06.2009) 

Chinese Wall Against Human Rights: Does the Internet Open Doors?

Panel discussion at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum on Wednesday, June 3 at 1:00 p.m. marks the 20th anniversary of the violent confrontation during the student protest at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (22.05.2009) 

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The story of an exiled Chinese pro-democracy protestor (04.06.09)

China braces for 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown (04.06.09)

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