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In 1989, China Chose a Future That We Are Now Living In
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In 1989, China Chose a Future That We Are Now Living In

Thirty years ago today, the Chinese government ordered soldiers to open fire on students and blue-collar workers who had taken over Tiananmen square in central Beijing to demand more political freedom and less corruption. Nobody knows how many people were killed, but estimates run into the thousands.

The Battle for Control of Tiananmen

The Battle for Control of Tiananmen

On Tuesday, many around the world will mark the 30-year anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen Square occupation, a moment that changed China and the trajectory of world history. But, of course, the occasion will not be marked inside China, at least not publicly.

Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon
UN General Assembly

Ambassador Shea on AI risks, US-China ties and Lebanon

On the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York at GZERO and Microsoft's innagural Global Stage Cafe, Ambassador Dorothy Shea, who previously served as US chargé d'affaires and acting representative to the United Nations, sits down with Tony Maciulis to unpack the debate over AI regulation, US-China relations and Lebanon's security future.