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The 10th anniversary of Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 (10周年六四遊行) was a series of rallies – street marches, parades, and candlelight vigils – that took place in late May to early June 1999 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 4 June Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The anniversary of the event, during which the Chinese government sent troops to suppress pro-democracy movement and many people are thought to have perished, is remembered around the world in public open spaces and in front of many Chinese embassies in Western countries. On Chinese soil, any mention of the event is completely taboo in Mainland China; events which mark it only take place in Hong Kong, and in Macao to a much lesser extent. ==Background== In the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, thousands of students and protests had gathered in the centre of Beijing when troops opened fire. An unknown number of people were wounded or died in the incident. As the People's Republic of China has publicly embraced the one country, two systems model of governance for Hong Kong, the annual 4 June observance which has become a tradition since 1989 has continued after the transfer of sovereignty from Britain to China.〔Associated Press (3 June 2010). (Hong Kong deports creator of Goddess of Democracy statue ), ''Taipei Times'' 10 June 2010〕 It is the only place on Chinese soil where the event is openly commemorated in any way and on any scale.〔AP (2 June 2010), ("China cartoon brings reminder of Tiananmen erased" ), ''Times of India''〕 The 1989 protest is still considered a counter-revolutionary riot by the Communist Party of China, and remains taboo.〔''Wall Street Journal''. "(Thousands Protest in Hong Kong to Mark Tiananmen Anniversary. )" Retrieved on 31 May 2009.〕 Dissidents are routinely picked up by police, warned, sent away, or put under house arrest at this sensitive time every year. Across the world, this 10th anniversary was overshadowed by the US bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade which much angered Beijing, and gave pretext for China to whip up nationalist sentiment.〔("Illuminating the way of freedom" ) ''Los Angeles Times'' (5 June 1999), published by ''The Standard''〕 When asked what the government could do to compensate the families of those killed in the 1989 protests, Zhu Rongji said that he had "almost forgotten" the occasion. In Hong Kong, legislator Szeto Wah suggested Zhu was hypocritical for having "dismissed the question very diplomatically and avoided the question."〔Agencies (6 June 1999). ("Zhu's comment `hypocritical'" ), ''The Standard''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「10th anniversary of Tiananmen Square protests of 1989」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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