Radio Taiwan International
Date: 03 June, 2020
By: John Van Trieste

The Mainland Affairs Council is calling on China to respond to Chinese people's demands for freedom and democracy and come to terms with the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Taiwan’s top China policymaking body is calling on Beijing to respond to the Chinese people’s demands for freedom and democracy. The call comes as the world prepares to mark the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Incident on Thursday.

The Mainland Affairs Council says that China’s refusal to tell the truth about the incident, or come to terms with it, is regrettable. The council says China’s government should institute political reforms, reexamine the Tiananmen Square massacre, and apologize for it.

The council criticized the long-standing lack of freedom and human rights in China under one-party Communist rule.    [FULL  STORY]