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China Intensifies Crackdown Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

6/6/2025

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As the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre approaches, Chinese authorities are ramping up their crackdown on dissent. Prominent figures like journalist Gao Yu and activist Hu Jia are under house arrest, while online censorship tightens, silencing voices that dare to remember. This heightened repression reveals the regime's deep-seated fear of its own legitimacy.

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As the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre approaches, Chinese authorities are ramping up their crackdown on dissent. Prominent figures like journalist Gao Yu and activist Hu Jia are under house arrest, while online censorship tightens, silencing voices that dare to remember. This heightened repression reveals the regime's deep-seated fear of its own legitimacy.