China Remembers Tiananmen Anniversary, Tsai Ing-Wen Addresses The Nation In Her Speech

Taipei: During commemorating the Tiananmen Anniversary in China’s Tiananmen Square, Taiwan’s newly elected president Tsai Ing-wen said that ‘democracy is not to fear anything.’ Tsai made a Facebook post on Sunday too saying that Taiwan could serve as an example to China.

She said: “These many friends, after experiencing things for themselves can see that in fact there’s nothing scary about democracy. Democracy is a good and fine thing.” Addressing the anniversary, Tsai added that during her run up to the elections earlier this year, she saw people from across Chinese territories mixing with the Taiwan people.

In the 27^th anniversary of Taiwan, the newly elected President of the State asserted that Chinese political system should learn from Taiwan. Though she denied any criticism against China but emphasized upon Taiwan’s experience on becoming a democracy that China can rely upon in near future. Thanking the ruling government that contributed in increasing the people’s standard of life, Tsai said that, “Freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law "are a way of life and universal values cherished by people around the world.”

Tiananmen connects itself with an infamous student protest in China that dates back   to 1989. Also known as Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989, June Fourth Incident or ’89 Democracy Movement, the protest was led by students backing the pro-democracy reasons. Reports are that leading students’ union in China boycotted the candlelight march to commemorate the day saying that the march now focuses on Chinese issues rather than democratic issues in the nation.