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Welcome to the Daily Article podcast.

Today is Monday, June 5th, 2023.

I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's article written by Denison Forum,

co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison.

I remember my first visit to Beijing's massive Tiananmen Square some years ago, as if it were yesterday.

The area is named for a gate in the wall of the Imperial City, built in 1417.

The square was built in 1651 and enlarged fourfold

in the 1950s. It is intended to impress visitors with its size, it measures more than 53 acres,

and thus with the grandeur and power of the Chinese ruling dynasty. Its political purpose was tested

as never before, however,

when nearly a million protesters crowded into central Beijing in May 1989 to call for greater democracy.

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the day when Chinese troops and security police stormed through the square, firing into the crowds.

Perhaps thousands were killed,

as many as 10,000 were arrested. What kind of government fires on its own citizens?

The kind that violates maritime laws in the Taiwan straight two days ago in what the U.S.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called an act of coercion and bullying. The incident marked the

second major provocation by China's military in the span of a week. The kind that props up North Korea

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