{"id":4518,"date":"2021-06-04T12:13:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T12:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/?p=4518"},"modified":"2021-06-04T12:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T12:13:44","slug":"june-4th-we-shall-never-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/06\/04\/june-4th-we-shall-never-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"June 4th \u2013 \u201cwe shall never forget\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>IT IS 32 years since the world witnessed the might of the Chinese regime crush the democracy demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. And a solidarity movement across the globe vowed, \u201cJune 4th \u2013 we shall never forget\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today a lone demonstrator marked the anniversary in Hong Kong. And the might of China\u2019s puppet regime stepped in to arrest her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The protests in China arose as the Communist Party took the country from the command economy \u2013 run by the state, rather than the free market \u2013 to a standard capitalist model. The Party had hoped to make the economic change without making any political changes, without introducing the minimal involvement of the people in the political process seen in most western capitalist countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The people began to demonstrate \u2013 wanting a say in the running of the state and in protest as the new economics enriched the powerful rather than masses. The protests were led by students, who occupied Tiananmen Square. It was not a protest the ruling elite could tolerate. The military had a choice: side with the political leadership of the country or the people. They chose to back the regime, and drove their tanks through the Square, crushing bedding, belongings \u2013 and anyone who got in their way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s not the first, or the last, time a popular protest has been crushed by its own regime, but the spirit of protest remains. Hong Kong always marked the 4th June anniversary, which is one of the reasons why China has moved to take firmer control. This year, the puppet Government banned demonstrations on the grounds of Covid safety \u2013 ironically, it also posted thousands of police officers, shoulder to shoulder but wearing face masks, around Hong Kong\u2019s Victoria Park, to enforce the ban.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One single pro-democracy activist defied the ban. Chow Hang Tung, Vice Chair of the Hong Kong Alliance, organisers of the annual commemorations, called on residents to mark the anniversary by putting their lights on.\u00a0 She was arrested early this morning, before she could actually assemble with herself, and charged with \u201cpromoting unauthorised assembly\u201d. She expected nothing else. Before her arrest she said, \u201cI am willing to pay the price for fighting for democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many of us have the luxury of being able to fight for democracy without having to pay the price of imprisonment: it is up to us to show some solidarity with our counterparts in China and Hong Kong \u2013 and in so many other parts of the world. June 4th: never, ever forget.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u25cfTo catch up with the news in East London, go to:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">East London News<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfWatch East London\u2019s weekly news magazine programme,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">live at 10pm every Tuesday and on demand all week:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VodTalk\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The Tuesday Show<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT IS 32 years since the world witnessed the might of the Chinese regime crush the democracy demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. And a solidarity movement across the globe vowed, \u201cJune 4th \u2013 we shall never forget\u201d. Today a lone demonstrator marked the anniversary in Hong Kong. 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