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CCP is concerned with the eradication of memory

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  The Communist Party of China (CCP) puts its own political interests ahead of the country. As a result, Chinese national pride is now inextricably linked to the Communist Party of China. Premier Zhao Ziyang, for example, was dismissed just before the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and spent the next 16 years isolated at the party's headquarters, during which time he was not allowed to meet people or sympathisers. Different discourses and narratives of memories and counter-memories come from the ideology of crushing different voices. Despite the fact that the CCP has tried to prohibit the celebration of the violent suppression of the Tiananmen democracy rallies, the recollections of punishment and jail are widely documented in foreign history. Until recently, the only areas where the murder could be recalled were Hong Kong and neighbouring Macao, but limitations have been placed there as well. People and various social groups, like as the 'Tiananmen Mothers,' have held ...

US-China Virtual Meeting Raises Hope for Better Relations, But Tensions Remain

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  On Tuesday, China greeted a virtual summit between President Xi and POTUS Biden, expecting to accomplish healthier relations, while the US was more muffled on the discussions as the two greatest powers tried to tighten down over an extended period of strains.    Tensions between the two world powers have been there for a long time. From Huawei, trade war, shutting down of consulates, coronavirus blame game, to Taiwan, the list goes on about the tension amid the two nations. Moreover, former President Donald Trump has also sharply criticized China for violating human rights Xinjiang region.   Relations remained cold after Biden held office. In March, senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi blamed the US for failing to manage its own human rights issues, and that's American hypocrisy at a meeting in Alaska.    EXPLAINER: Will Xi-Biden talks repair US-China ties? Cordial tone of virtual meeting an indication ties between sides may be...