On this day …
… for the last twenty years the Chinese government have lived a face-saving game of denial. I have a lot to say about that, and I’m blessed with the right to say it. In playing my small part in building a future where more people enjoy the same right, I find myself without the time to do justice to the memory of 6/4 this morning. But those that gave their lives or played their part in the lead-up to the defining moment of China’s modern zeitgeist will never be forgotten. Neither will the event itself ever be wiped from hearts and minds of the Chinese people. Over to you Hong Kong …
Many more images from today’s source here:
http://freedom-democracy.spaces.live.com/blog/
Update
Hong Kong never lets the Chinese people down:
From last night’s vigil … 100,000 + again! Total Respect.
June 5th, 2010 at 12:59 am
Goodness…
On the last photo. But I shouldn’t be so shocked anymore, right?
June 5th, 2010 at 1:56 am
Thank you for this countdown. It was thought-provoking & an effective use of the blog medium.
June 5th, 2010 at 9:50 am
@ Baoru,
I left out the most shocking pictures!
@ A.E. Clark
Thanks for commenting, much appreciated. I was so short of time for blogging approaching this year’s anniversary that it was all I could think of to contribute to keeping the flame alive.