Friday, August 16, 2013

June Fourth (六四)

北京演唱会上,“坦克人”一闪而过
Amid tribute to King of Pop, an echo of Tiananmen Square
New York Times, August 16, 2013
CN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130816/c16cirque/
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/16/world/asia/amid-tribute-to-king-of-pop-an-echo-of-tiananmen-square.html

See related Weibo post (now removed):
郑维, August 16, 2013
听说〝太阳剧团〞上周五在北京五棵松万事达剧场演出《迈克尔.杰克逊不朽传奇》轻歌剧,舞台上的布景由3幅大银幕组成,银幕上显示〝坦克男〞照片。照片在荧幕上显示了4秒,观众席一片死寂。我和我的小伙伴们都惊呆了。(I’ve heard that during Cirque du Soleil’s “Michael Jackson, the Immortal” performance at Beijing Wukesong MasterCard Center, there was a short, 4-second display of the “Tank Man” picture on all of the three big screens, leaving the entire audience in a shocked silence. I’m flabbergasted!)
http://weibo.com/1829464883/A5324g6pl

朱镕基新书:“八九民运”时拒绝军队进上海 (New book: former premier Zhu Rongji refused to let military forces enter Shanghai during pro-democracy movement in 1989)
Deutsche Welle, August 14, 2013
http://bit.ly/14xxqVz

Related:
Blasts from the past
The Economist, August 16, 2013
http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2013/08/chinese-politics

Of politics, publishing and pushback in Beijing
Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/16/of-politics-publishing-and-pushback-in-beijing/