Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen calls for democracy in China on Tiananmen anniversary

Tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2017, commemorating those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Source: AAP

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on China to "face up" to the violent Tiananmen Square crackdown on the 29th anniversary of the tragedy, saying the island's democratisation is an example of how to move forward from an authoritarian past.

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