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A YouTube program by former CCTV journalist Chai Jing has sparked a wave of discussion among young Chinese about June 4th Tiananmen protests, attracting nearly half a million views in just three days.
Many viewers say they only now realize that 1989 was not merely a student protest, but a nationwide democratic movement joined by ordinary citizens, workers, nurses, journalists, and students who protected one another and shared a common hope for China’s future.
The program has also revived memories of a lost Chinese civic community—one bound together by compassion, courage, truth, and a sense of mutual responsibility. Many lament that decades of repression, censorship, and social atomization have eroded this shared identity, leaving society fragmented and politically indifferent.
Remembering Tiananmen 1989, they argue, is not only about recalling a tragedy, but also about recovering the memory that Chinese people once imagined themselves as members of a broader community united by a common aspiration for freedom and dignity.