[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E702]
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   RECOGNIZING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 4, 2019

  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 30th 
Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
   Starting on April 18, 1989 thousands of students marched through 
Tiananmen Square calling for a more democratic government and 
protesting China's Communist government. An estimated 1 million people 
joined the protests in Tiananmen Square and citizens in over 400 
Chinese cities staged protests.
   After months of protests, late in the afternoon of June 3 thousands 
of troops moved onto Tiananmen Square and fired into crowds throughout 
the night into June 4. The People's Republic of China has still not 
admitted to how many people were killed by the military but despite the 
Chinese government downplaying the number killed, it was likely in the 
thousands.
   The Chinese government has tried to erase this tragedy from history 
in order to uphold its Communist regime's legitimacy.
   The Chinese government continues to violate the human rights of its 
citizens including putting millions of members of its Uyghur minority 
into ``re-education'' camps and continuing suppression of democratic 
voices throughout China.
   We must continue to commit ourselves to supporting the values for 
which the victims of Tiananmen Square Massacre gave their lives.

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