This probably doesn't count anymore

June 3rd, 2014, WSJ, Brian Spegele, Josh Chin, “China Quiets Dissent on Anniversary” The 4th is the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown that left hundreds if not thousands dead. This year is the 25th. Student protesters in 1989 were assaulted by the full force of Chinese military. China has swept the protests under the rug, but globalization, Chinese students studying in the U.S., and increased access to the internet, the Communist party worried that this year would be the year for revival – so they jailed anyone and everyone in the Chinese activist world and essentially shut down the internet. Historically, the man with the groceries standing down the tank has meant many things to many people. The captioned picture shows protesters in Hong Kong, who have more Civil and Political Liberties than those in Mainland China, acting out the scene with the unidentified man with groceries standing down a Party Tank in Tiananmen Square – a visual that has truly inspired me as a student and will continue to do so for many young Chinese citizens. It seems unthinkable, even in Hong Kong, that anyone would be doing this. It just really struck me. Mitch Wood