The arrest of Chow Hang-tung comes as thousands of police are expected to patrol the city's streets to prevent people from marking the 32nd anniversary of the deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
Taiwanese will never forget China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square 32 years ago and will stick with their faith in democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday.
Taiwan tends to use the Tiananmen Square anniversary to criticize China and urge it to face up to what it did, to Beijing’s repeated annoyance.
Yesterday marked 32 years since Chinese troops opened fire to end the student-led unrest in and around the square.
Writing on Facebook, Tsai said that Taiwanese would not forget what had happened.
“I believe for all Taiwanese who are proud of their freedom and democracy, they will
Thousands of officers are expected to patrol the city's streets on Friday to prevent gatherings of people lighting candles for the pro-democracy protesters killed by Chinese troops in Beijing 32 years ago.