Today is the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, when Chinese pro-democracy protests met a brutal end. And, with crushing inevitability, the Chinese government has marked the anniversary by suppressing free speech once again.
By blocking access to a number of social networking websites, including the wildly popular Twitter, the Chinese authorities hope to quieten anti-government sentiment. But this time round, it’s not going to be so easy.
You can read my comment piece on China’s Twitter ban over at the Evening Standard website
