June 4, 2004
Can it really be 15 years?
I remember where I was, what I was doing, everything, when I heard what had happened on June 4, 15 years ago. What a time. What a crazy time. The crack-up of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev's visit to Beijing, the "Lady Liberty" statue in the middle of the packed square, I remember a shot of one Chinese student holding up a huge sign in English: "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH" - which moved me immensely. The words of Patrick Henry, resonating still, in another country, another culture ... and then the crackdown.
It was devastating.
Posted by sheilaHats off to that brave, brave man. I hope history never forgets him.
Posted by: Emily at June 4, 2004 1:25 PMChina hasn't changed: SARS hero and Tiananmen critic is missing
But they're an "important trading partner".
Posted by: Bill McCabe at June 4, 2004 1:25 PMEmily - I bet 50 years from now - that photo will be used to commemorate the anniversary of that day.
Posted by: red at June 4, 2004 1:28 PM