Proud to share #Taiwan’s democratic experience with friends from around the world at #CDS2022. In the face of authoritarian expansion, standing together to protect our democratic institutions & way of life has never been more important.
Liberty Square, Taipei, the only place in the Chinese speaking world where anniversary memorial events for the Tiananmen Square massacre 1989 is now allowed to be held, is filling up.
33 years have passed since the world watched brave demonstrators and bystanders peacefully demand democracy in Tiananmen Square. Despite the removal of memorials and attempts to erase history, we honor their memory by promoting respect for human rights wherever threatened.
#onthisdayintaiwan in 1989 nothing happened.
Photograph: Demonstrations in Taipei in solidarity with the protestors in Tiananmen Square (taken by Sean Wang).
Hunger strike on Tiananmen Square, May 1989. Photograph taken by a friend who chooses to remain anonymous. I will never forget the bravery of the peaceful protestors, and the sense of hope.