Security personnel stand on duty near the Tiananmen Gate which is under renovation on the anniversary of China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Security personnel stand on duty near the Tiananmen Gate which is under renovation on the anniversary of China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing, Wednesday, June 4, 2025 ...

News about Tiananmen Square, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Security personnel stand on duty near the Tiananmen Gate which is under renovation on the anniversary of China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Up there with Times Square, Red Square and St. Peter's Square, Tiananmen Square is among the world's most famous public spaces. Almost anyone can recognize the Gate of Heavenly Peace emblazoned ...

Security personnel stand on duty near the Tiananmen Gate which is under renovation on the anniversary of China’s bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. ..

A man, right, is detained by police officers at the Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 36th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, in ...

For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China has passed like any other weekday. And that’s just how the ruling Communist Party wants it.

Wednesday marks the 36th anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people.