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Rubio: China Can't Erase 37th Tiananmen Memory

6/5/2026

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that China’s censorship cannot erase the memory of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, the 37th anniversary.
He noted Chinese troops killed hundreds, possibly thousands, of peaceful demonstrators, asserting that the sacrifice for free expression will be vindicated.
Rubio emphasized support for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, while the anniversary continues to draw attention to China’s human-rights abuses.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that China’s censorship cannot erase the memory of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, the 37th anniversary.
He noted Chinese troops killed hundreds, possibly thousands, of peaceful demonstrators, asserting that the sacrifice for free expression will be vindicated.
Rubio emphasized support for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, while the anniversary continues to draw attention to China’s human-rights abuses.