CHINA - HONG KONG Beijing removes the name of Sitong Bridge in Order to erase Tiananmen
web.archive.org
Fearing the place’s symbolism, the authorities remove road signs from the site of last October’s unprecedented protest against Xi Jinping, on the eve of the Party congress. Meanwhile, a fair showcasing products from mainland China is set to open at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park, where a vigil honouring the victims of the 4 June 1989 massacre was held annually until 2020.

Amid the usual scrubbing, searches for the Siton bridge near Beijing’s university district where protest was held in 2022 also return no results around this year’s anniversary on June 4. Last October, white banners with large red characters criticising the Chinese Communist party were hung over the bridge in advance of a major CCP congress.