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Hong Kong and China: June 4, 18 Years Later

For 18 years, Hong Kong people have been insisting to join the candle night vigil in Victoria Park in memory of June 4 Massacre in 1989. This year, probably more people would come out to rescue the history. The controversy lies in the commentary of Ma... ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Mon, Jun 04 2007

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