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Rubio Condemns CCP’s Tiananmen Square Massacre, Marking 36th Anniversary

‘We remember the brutal crackdown 36 years ago. ... Freedom, democracy, and self-rule are human principles the CCP cannot erase,’ the secretary of state said.
Rubio Condemns CCP’s Tiananmen Square Massacre, Marking 36th Anniversary
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the American Compass New World Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington on June 3, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
Catherine Yang
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the “brutal crackdown” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of the June 4, 1989, student protests in Tiananmen Square, in a social media post ahead of the anniversary.

“We remember the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal crackdown 36 years ago in Tiananmen Square and commemorate the courage of the innocent people killed and imprisoned that day. Freedom, democracy, and self-rule are human principles the CCP cannot erase,” he wrote in a June 3 post on X.
Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.