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Arthur Liu, father of Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu and a participant of the 1989 pro-democracy protests in China, attends the 2026 Tiananmen Square massacre candlelight vigil held at the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington on June 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
WASHINGTON—The air was still as candlelight flickered, the crowd forming a circle around a replica of the Goddess of Democracy statue that stood on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 37 years ago.
At the foot of the statue, pink hydrangea flowers and white lilies were scattered. Above that on the pedestal, more candle flames swayed.
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