Today is the 20th anniversary of "June 4th Massacre"

[Vector Sigma 13]

I find the ability of the Chinese government to simply block out bits of their history to be fascinating. Not that I think it's a good thing, mind-it just shows the incredible amount of control they wield over the country.

Ditto. I heard today on the radio that the Chinese government still refuses to give away any info on just how many casualties there were.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Oddly enough, June 4th is also the date that the Battle of Midway happened between the Japanese and Amreican fleets in WWII. Often wrongly described as the "decisive" battle that doomed Japan's efforts in the war.

Wonder if June 4 has some sort of curse on it?

[roller]

Midway is one of my fave levels in BF 1942

I love arguing with my relatives about tiannemen

some of them are sympathetic to the protesters or revolutionaries (depending on yer view) and the ones who live in mainland china are so indoctrinated with Red propaganda that they dont know anything about history or dont say a word that criticises glorious chairman

i wonder what happened to that defector we heard about a year or so ago?

And why wont my fireplace start up ? it just keeps smoking and not burning