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Taiwan Holds Tiananmen Vigil; Hong Kong Police Deploy, Mothers Barred

6/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

Taiwan is the only Chinese-speaking region still allowing large public Tiananmen commemorations, with about 500 people attending a candlelight vigil.
Hong Kong police deployed a large contingent to Victoria Park on the June 4 anniversary to secure the area amid ongoing commemoration restrictions.
The Tiananmen Mothers group was denied access to Wan’an Cemetery for the first time in more than three decades, renewing calls for truth and accountability.

History

Historical Context

After Premier Zhou Enlai’s death, the April 5 1979 Tiananmen Incident saw Deng Xiaoping order troops to clear the square, resulting in roughly 4,000 arrests. The crackdown established a precedent of suppressing public mourning, a pattern echoed in today’s limited commemorations in Taiwan and Hong Kong and continued restrictions by authorities on cemetery access.

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Story summary

Taiwan is the only Chinese-speaking region still allowing large public Tiananmen commemorations, with about 500 people attending a candlelight vigil.
Hong Kong police deployed a large contingent to Victoria Park on the June 4 anniversary to secure the area amid ongoing commemoration restrictions.
The Tiananmen Mothers group was denied access to Wan’an Cemetery for the first time in more than three decades, renewing calls for truth and accountability.

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