Radio Taiwan International
Date: 27 May, 2019
By: Natalie Tso
The Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei just opened a special exhibit on the
Tiananmen activist Wu’er Kaixi in Taipei (CNA photo)
Tiananmen Incident to remember the activists on its 30thanniversary. Tiananmen activists spoke at the opening of the exhibit and encouraged Taiwan to shine its light of democracy on China.
Posters calling for democracy and the Goddess of Democracy statue from the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 are part of a special exhibit under way at the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei. The display runs until June 4th and is one of many events being held in Taiwan to mark the 30th anniversary of the incident.
On display are historical photos and reports from the tragic suppression of China’s 1989 democracy movement. Deputy Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng says the purpose of the exhibit is to show the truth about what happened during the brutal crackdown on June 4th, 1989, and to honor the courage and ideals of the Tiananmen activists. [FULL STORY]