On the 35th anniversary of June 4th, a new organization, "Chinese Dissident Network", takes over the London June 4th commemoration activities

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As the 35th anniversary of June 4th is approaching, a group of "blank slate youth" in London have established a new organization in the UK, the "China Dissent Network", and announced that they will jointly hold a June 4th commemoration event with Amnesty International on June 2. . Former 1989 student movement leader Zhou Fengsuo and others brought a batch of June Fourth cultural relics to the British Parliament to hold small exhibitions and seminars. British MPs present called on the world not to forget this period of history and urged the British government to protect students in China and Hong Kong in the UK.

Old photos of the 1989 student movement from 35 years ago, the flag of the Student Government Association, the list of the victims of Tiananmen Square, and the portraits of Liu Xiaobo, Zou Xingtong and Zeng Yuxuan were brought to the British Parliament in the historic Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference Hall (IPU Room). )display.

Zhou Fengsuo, the former leader of the 1989 student movement, and Ma Jian, a Chinese writer who stayed in Tiananmen Square for a month, told British MPs how the Chinese youth in the square shouted for freedom and democracy, and explained that after the democratic movement was bloody suppressed,  The curse left to China.

"White Paper Youth" publicly spoke out with his real name in the British Parliament for the first time

Ni Peiqing, a "white paper youth" who has organized many demonstrations in London, spoke publicly in the British Parliament under her real name for the first time. She held up a piece of white paper and told how her peers in China used white paper to silently protest during the "White Paper Movement."

She also announced the establishment of a new organization in the UK, the "China Dissent Network". The first event will be the 35th anniversary of June 4th, held with Amnesty International on June 2. They plan to hold a series of workshops, screenings and other different activities in the future, hoping to connect Chinese dissidents in Europe, the United States and other places, so that everyone can bid farewell to the "atomized" isolation of the past, gather the voices of overseas Chinese dissidents, and discuss How to speak out safely in the shadow of transnational repression while hoping to influence people at home.

Ni Peiqing said: "We hope to maintain this safe space overseas so that Chinese citizens who come overseas can be exposed to how to participate in civil society and how to find their own place and self in civil society. In the future, these messages will also be transmitted through some parts of China Students returned to China. From the Sitong Bridge and the White Paper Movement, it is obvious that there are strong connections at home and abroad. We believe that allowing this matter to continue will be very helpful to China's democratization.  "

Ni Peiqing said that she had been organizing protests anonymously in London in the past. This time she was relieved to speak out with her real name in Parliament; even though she had hidden her identity in the past, she was also arrested by two suspicious people after participating in a demonstration at the Chinese Embassy.  She and other Chinese dissidents were left fearing for their personal safety in the UK after being followed and receiving anonymous phone calls accusing her of publishing messages about Xinjiang.

British Senator David Alton, who chaired the meeting, said he would put pressure on the British government to protect the safety of students in China, Britain and Hong Kong so that they can express their opinions freely without anonymity.

Putin’s visit to China VS Gorbachev’s visit to China

In an interview with this station, Zhou Fengsuo said that this is the first June Fourth cultural relics exhibition and seminar held in a national parliament in the world in 35 years, which is of great significance. At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting China and was called an "old friend" by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Zhou Fengsuo said that this reminded him of 35 years ago, when the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, visited China during the student movement and met with former Chinese Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang. At that time, the two communist countries discussed how to get out of the shadow of communism. Become a liberal democracy.

He said that if China had not suppressed the student movement and instead embarked on the path of freedom and democracy, it would not be siding with the oppressors who started the war today.

He specifically mentioned at the meeting that the candlelight of Hong Kong people's condolences over the past thirty years has been soothing the hearts of the Tiananmen mothers and bringing them hope. However, the Chinese Communist Party has been ruling Hong Kong with an iron fist in recent years, imprisoning Next Media founder Jimmy Lai, former stake chairman Zou Xingtong and others, causing the June 4th candlelight in Hong Kong to be extinguished. Chinese student Zeng Yuxuan plans to display the "National Memorial Pillar" banner in Hong Kong. He was sentenced, and after being released from prison, he was taken back to mainland China and has lost contact to this day. He warned that after the CCP completely destroys Hong Kong, Taiwan will be its next target.

British MP urges the world not to Don't forget June 4th

Senator Alton mentioned at the meeting that the protest song "Glory to Hong Kong" was recently banned in Hong Kong, continuing the CCP's practice since 1989, trying to erase history and prevent people from commemorating it. He called on the world not to forget this period of history and to cherish democracy, the rule of law and human rights.

British MP Fiona Bruce, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for International Religious Freedom, quoted the Bible's "the truth will set you free" (the truth will set you free) and praised Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan for being like the students in Tiananmen Square. They are all fighting for the truth and should not be forgotten by the world.

British Chinese writer Ma Jian showed British MPs photos taken at the scene of the student movement. He mentioned that the people who sent food to students and supported them later became the ones who reported him, which showed that the thoughts of Chinese people under totalitarianism will change with the political environment and be controlled by political fear, and this fear It has spread to London.