Canada kicks off commemoration of June 4th, mourning the heroes and focusing on Taiwan

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This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the 5th anniversary of the Hong Kong Anti-Extradition Movement. Two major cities on the east and west coasts of Canada held a number of commemorative activities. Witnesses of the June 4th Incident shared what they saw and heard in Tiananmen Square, saying that the spirit of the June 4th Incident must not be forgotten. The chaos of the expansion of power in the Taiwan Legislative Yuan is worrying. Some Hong Kong people called on the Taiwanese people to be vigilant and not let Taiwan become the next Hong Kong.

This year, Vancouver's annual June 4th commemoration event was kicked off by a "Flash Mob in Support of Taiwan." Some immigrants from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan stood on the street in the heavy rain to support the Taiwanese people in their demand for democracy and the rule of law, and they did not want the Taiwan Legislative Yuan to become the Hong Kong Legislative Council and the National People's Congress of China.

Pastor Liu Fenggang, who was persecuted by the Chinese authorities and now lives in exile in Canada, said: "Taiwan is a model of democracy in China. How much the Chinese people want to experience Taiwan's democratic life, even for one day."

Taiwanese immigrant Jerry Chou said that it is precisely because Taiwan has democracy that there can be endless arguments inside and outside the Legislative Yuan. This precious democracy and freedom cannot be destroyed by the CCP. "What we should really care about and pay attention to is the person who is trying to destroy the system."

The June 4th commemoration event in Vancouver on the 26th was presented in the form of a "Democracy March". About 200 people walked south along Granville Street in Vancouver to the front of the Chinese Consulate in Vancouver to protest and condemn China's totalitarian tyranny.

Song Jianjun, a Beijinger who protested with students in Tiananmen Square in 1989 and demanded political reform, said the CCP denied killing and wanted to erase history, but the People's Liberation Army really opened fire on the crowd on the night of June 3. He said he was one of the injured, but many more people died in the bullets. "People did die there. We Beijing people and many students from other places sacrificed our young lives for our democracy. This is something we should always remember."

Hao Dan, head of the Vancouver branch of the China Democratic Party, also said that no matter how many years have passed, the history of June 4th should not be forgotten. "The spirit of June 4th needs to be passed on. We participate in the commemoration because we love our country and the people of that land. We don't want our beautiful country to be ruled by evil forces."

The organizer of the event, Wenzhou Alliance Chairwoman Li Meibao, also called on the world not to forget that there are still countless political prisoners in China and Hong Kong, and to be more vigilant against China's interference in Canada. "We ask the three levels of government in Canada to take action to prevent China's infiltration and harassment, protect the safety of the people and safeguard the democratic system."

There were also many activities to commemorate the June 4th Incident in Toronto on the 26th, including a June 4th seminar, a screening and sharing session of a documentary on the Wuhan lockdown, and laying flowers at the Statue of Democracy. Chinese democracy activists Wang Dan and Wang Juntao came from the United States to participate. Some young students from China also participated in the event, promising to take over the baton of hope for democracy.