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Tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2017, commemorating those killed in the 1989 military crackdown on a student-led pro-democracy protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (Kyodo)==Kyodo
Tens of thousands of people attended a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mark the anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989. Source: AAP

June 4th this year marks the 29th anniversary of Tian An Men Square Protest 1989. What are we to cherish in the memory of this controversial event?

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June 4th this year marks the 29th anniversary of Tian An Men Square Protest 1989. What are we to cherish in the memory of this controversial event?

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