[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8731]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 COMMEMORATING THE 28TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MASSACRE ON TIANANMEN SQUARE

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2017

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 28th 
anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square.
  This historic stand against oppression saw several hundred civilians 
shot dead by the Chinese army during a bloody operation to crush a 
democratic protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
  The Chinese army took the Square with violence against its own 
people; most of whom were students refusing to move until their demands 
for democratic reform were met.
  Tanks rolled through the capital's streets randomly firing on unarmed 
civilians.
  Millions of people had joined this protest--people from all walks of 
life who were angered by widespread corruption and calling for 
democracy.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize former President George H.W. 
Bush and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who both publicly 
condemned this atrocious act of violence and stood in solidarity with 
the men and women who peacefully assembled to demand democracy.
  The courage and commitment to democratic governance displayed by the 
demonstrators in Tiananmen Square 28 years ago will never be forgotten 
by Americans and freedom loving people everywhere.

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