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  1. Milken Institute1h 15m

    The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited

    Louisa Lim, Skip Reimer

    Author and journalist Louisa Lim presented at the Milken Institute Forum to analyze how the Chinese government has enforced a state-sponsored amnesia regarding the June 4, 1989, crackdown. Her research details a comprehensive strategy that includes erasing historical records from education and digital platforms, suppressing public commemoration through detention, and obscuring parallel violent incidents such as the Chengdu massacre. Lim highlights the severe human costs of this censorship, noting that families and survivors often feel compelled to collude with the silence to avoid persecution, effectively severing the nation's connection to its recent history.