On June 4, 2005, the 16th anniversary of the 1989 massacre of democracy protesters by China’s People’s Liberation Army troops, the filmmaker Liu Wei walked up to people in Beijing and asked what day it was. He captured their uncomfortable responses in a 13-minute documentary. “I know, but I don’t want to talk about it.” “I don’t know much about it.” “Don’t record this.”
It’s Time for Democracies to Push Back Against China’s Authoritarianism
The contest between free and repressive regimes is the struggle of our times, and there will be many more battles.
