Sheng Xue, a #PENCanada #Writer #InExile & a member of the International #Chinese PEN Centre, recalls what it was like to be on the ground when #Tiananmen #massacre unfolded.
In this piece, originally published in May 1990, translated by J. Fon. in May 2014, Xue #chronicles the events leading up to June 4th & their immediate #aftermath.
https://pencanada.ca/blog/remembering-tiananmen-25-years-later
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