Tiananmen Anniversaries

Newsweek: A Lesson From the Tiananmen Tank Men

By: Jianli Yang - June 4th, 2022 In spring 1989, I returned from my study in America to China to participate in the Tiananmen demonstrations. I was luckier than many protesters, narrowly escaping the June 4 massacre. I escaped to America, and have since continued my...

Carry Their Legacy Forward – 33rd Tiananmen Commemoration

Carry Their Legacy Forward Speech at the Candlelight Vigil Hosted by Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation By: Jianli Yang - June 3, 2022 Tonight, once again, we gather to remember and honor our brothers and sisters who lost their lives in the Tiananmen Square...

The Western Journal: Nameless but Not Forgotten -Remembering the Tank Men of Tiananmen Square

By: Jianli Yang Today, June 4, marks the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, in which thousands of civilians were brutally murdered by the Chinese Communist Party’s death squads. Thirty-two years later, most of the survivors, including myself, have...

Tonight, we hold a vigil. Tomorrow morning, we will wind our clocksand begin another day in our fight for freedom and justice.

Dr. Yang Jianli's Remarksat Tiananmen Candlelight Vigil hosted by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation We gather tonight once again as one family to remember our brothers and sisters who lost their lives during the Tiananmen Square Massacre 32 years ago. We...