Kaixi is one of the creative consultants on 'Tiananmen: A New Musical'. He helped organized the shocking protests in 1989, and has been in exile ever since.
The death toll remains unknown to this day. Hundreds, if not thousands are believed to have been killed in the crackdown against student-led protesters.BEIJING, China — Checkpoints and rows of police vehicles lined a major road leading to Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Tuesday asheightened security on the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
The crackdown became a turning point in modern Chinese history, ending a crisis in favor of Communist Party hardliners who advocated for control instead of political reforms. Life went on mostly as normal in the Chinese capital on Tuesday, with tourists lining the streets leading to gates to enter Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace across from the north side of the square. The subway exit closest to the square was closed, as was a viewing point atop Tiananmen Gate, according to a visitor registration website.
“The June 4 tragedy is a historical tragedy that the Chinese government must face and explain to its people, and some people in the Government at that time should be held legally responsible for the indiscriminate killing of innocents,” the group said in a letter signed by 114 family members and published on its website, which is blocked in China.
Some Hong Kong residents remembered the event privately, running 6.4 kilometers on Monday — a reference to the June 4 date — and sharing Tiananmen-related content on social media. The British consulate posted a photo on the social media platform X showing a smartphone’s flashlight turned on with “VIIV,” the Roman numerals for 6/4, printed on it.
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