Taiwan Calls on China to Heal Tiananmen Wounds, Seek Democracy

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Taiwan’s newly sworn-in president urged China to heal the wounds of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and to cherish dissent.

Tsai Ing-wen, who has been in office for two weeks, said in a Facebook post that “as president, I don’t mean to criticize the political system on the other side of the strait. Instead, I’m willing to share, with heartfelt sincerity, Taiwan’s experience in democratization.”