yangjianli

Largely accurate. But two things. One, the Americans failed to recognize that was a moment of revolution although they condemned China's atrocity in slaughtering innocent people.. Two, Trump's description of the Tiananmen demonstrations as "riots" is unacceptable.

Many young people don't not know about the movement and the massacre that ended it. But almost all people over 40 must have memory of the incident. The Chinese government's persecution and threat have deterred people from talking about it. Over time, many people choose not to remember. Seven yreas ago, I came up with 5 Never principles: Never Forget, Never Fear, Never Be Indifferent, Never Fall, Never Give Up.

I am a believer and practitioner of non-violence. It takes four things to happen at the same time for china to change: general robust dissatisfaction with the regime; a viable democratic opposition; cracks in the government; and, international recognition of, and support for, the democratic opposition. Wide spread bloodshed is possible but unlikely. We are relentlessly advocating the nonviolent principles and strategies and running training programs on nonviolence for potential leaders from various ethnic, religious and regional groups.

In many cases, we don't have a choice. We have to fight what we have to fight. Quite unfortunately, in Chinese government, there is a Mao-sized duck as well as hundreds of duck-sized Maos. I guess we are taking up a job more difficult than losing weight.

Yes, I know Ai Weiwei. I was involved in the work supporting his protesting activities in China.