Old Wounds: Tiananmen Square, Cuba, and High Heels

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🗓️ 4 June 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

It’s been 30 years since Beijing's Tiananmen Square massacre, in which the Chinese government turned the military on its own people. China doesn’t want to talk about it – but some survivors do. And the US has a lot to say. We’ll explain the complex dynamics here. Meanwhile, if you haven’t booked your summer trip to Cuba yet: you may be too late. The Trump administration is restricting some travel to Cuba. We’ll give you the history on this. Also on today’s episode: the end of Ramadan has Muslims on a lunar watch, and Japanese women are taking a stand … against high heels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, June 4th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.5	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.6	they matter.
0:09.6	Today, it's been 30 years since Chinese students protested at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
0:15.4	We'll connect the dots on why commemorating this event is still controversial and how
0:19.5	it impacts US-China relations.
0:21.9	Then, the Trump administration dropped a big announcement for Americans hoping to travel
0:26.5	to Cuba.
0:27.5	We'll give you the details.
0:29.2	And finally, it's the end of Ramadan.
0:31.5	Maybe.
0:32.5	We're here to make your Tuesday smarter.
0:34.7	Let's skim this.
0:38.4	Today's episode is brought to you by Flur.
0:43.4	The most complicated story today is about the US and China.
0:47.2	The relationship has been complicated lately, but today, things got personal.
0:52.4	A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry went after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
0:57.9	He accused him of having lunatic ravings and babbling nonsense.
1:02.3	All of this was because Pompeo issued a statement this morning, judging up some not-so-distant
1:06.4	history.
1:07.4	That China has been trying to forget.
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