Hong Kong's High Court is set to start the landmark national security trial of three former leaders of a now disbanded group that organized annual vigils marking Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-security-trial-tiananmen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #china #tiananmensquare
In 1989, Chinese Gen. Xu Qinxian defied orders to crush the pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Now, leaked video from his court-martial is on YouTube. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/asia-pacific/china-tiananmen-square-general/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #pla #history #tiananmensquare