Fast Forward 20 Years

I was 7 when Chinese students engaged with the army at Tiananmen Square. All I recall of that gruesome period are pictures that have left indelible marks.

It has been twenty years since that day. Now I am cognizant enough to grasp the full historical context of that tragic demonstration against brute force.

However, the path to freedom in China isn't over.

Watching CNN, I was aghast at the extent the Chinese government reached to blanket all media interest in the Tiananmen Square. Plainclothes Chinese officials blocked international reporters from filming and reporting stories from famed Square. At internet cafes, social sites like Twitter were blocked. Even any mention of Tinanmen Square and China's past brutal history on international news agencies like CNN were blacked out.

But who in China will protest such violations of freedom of press?

The extensive tentacles of the Chinese government is indeed long, dark, and fearful.