CCP must make amends for Tiananmen: councilBy Chung Li-hua and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights record has worsened since the Tiananmen Square Massacre 31 years ago, which it continues to cover up, the Mainland Affairs Council said yesterday. On June 4, 1989, Beijing used military force to suppress a student demonstration calling for democratic reform in China, but the CCP still refuses to face the facts surrounding the massacre, the council said. The council called on Beijing to heed the calls of Chinese for democracy and to promptly reform its political system. Only then can the well-being of the Chinese public be improved and China effectively governed,” the council said. The council also called on China to release Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-che (李明哲), who was imprisoned in China in 2017.

Source: Taipei Times June 03, 2020 16:00 UTC