A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary displays China's ability to suppress history
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Security personnel stand on duty near the Tiananmen Gate which is under renovation on the anniversary of China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Candles are lit inside the windows of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong on the 36th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)Participants attend a candlelight vigil at Democracy Square to mark the 36th anniversary of the Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)A man, right, is detained by police officers at the Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 36th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)A man, center, is escorted by police officers at Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 36th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
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Security personnel stand on duty near the Tiananmen Gate which is under renovation on the anniversary of China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
