He did praise China for their response back in 1990

Jun 3, 2020
12:06:54pm

Jimboo Walk-on

Trump's praise for China over Tiananmen Square years ago was a preview of his support for military crackdowns on the George Floyd protests

Trump in 1990 praised China for showing the "power of strength" via its notorious massacre of pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square.

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-praised-china-tiananmen-foreshadowing-response-to-george-floyd-protests-2020-6

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Tiananmen square massacre happened 31 yrs ago today. Hope something like

SUAVO

6/3/20 11:09am

It doesn't seem like it was that long ago.

Jeff75

6/3/20 11:11am

It'd be interesting for some Chinese viewpoints on how much China has changed for the better since then

Indy Coug

6/3/20 11:11am

Would be very interesting

SUAVO

6/3/20 11:13am

Quite a few are unaware of the scope of what happened at Tiananmen Square.

vagabonder

6/3/20 11:52am

I think things are much better for the average Chinese citizen now than in 1990.

chilango

6/3/20 1:04pm

I was there. Not in June, but in mid-May (with a BYU performing group).

bluebooks

6/3/20 11:24am

There with my wife, apparently. Wind Symphony?

eyes4byu

6/3/20 11:41am

Yes!

bluebooks

6/3/20 11:42am

I was at the Shanghai train station that night as part of BYU study abroad.

SouthAnch

6/3/20 11:26am

It does and will, sadly

Plato

6/3/20 11:50am

Do recent statements from POTUS that he can send the military to states without

vagabonder

6/3/20 11:51am

You've got to be kidding.

Plato

6/3/20 12:02pm

You don't see similarities between the Chinese gov't sending troops to quell pro

vagabonder

6/3/20 12:06pm

The evidence of similarities doesn't mean the absence of differences. We are a

SUAVO

6/3/20 12:30pm

No. And US not sending military or police or

Plato

6/3/20 3:47pm

He did praise China for their response back in 1990

Jimboo

6/3/20 12:06pm

Wow. I didn't know he criticized the USSR for not being firm enough against

vagabonder

6/3/20 12:11pm

Yikes.

chilango

6/3/20 12:24pm

Sometimes I wonder if the CCP is our generation's version of Nazi Germany

ldssdl

6/3/20 12:08pm

We can't compare them until we know the extent of the CCP's anti-Islam programs.

vagabonder

6/3/20 12:15pm

Other than the "re-education camps", right?

ldssdl

6/3/20 12:16pm

I get the feeling those are the tip of the iceberg. Hopefully I'm wrong.

vagabonder

6/3/20 12:22pm

The CCP was at its worst a couple of generations ago, from the '50s-'70s. For a

chilango

6/3/20 12:33pm

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