Authorities in mainland China and Hong Kong have increased their efforts to prevent the public from remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on its 37th anniversary.

在1989年天安門大屠殺37週年之際，中國大陸與香港當局已加強力度，防止公眾對此事件進行紀念。

The current restrictions are based on the 1989 military action in Beijing, where the government used troops and tanks to stop pro-democracy protesters. This event caused many deaths, with estimates ranging from several hundred to several thousand people. Since then, the Chinese government has focused on economic growth rather than political freedom. Consequently, the state has used strict censorship to remove these events from history and has banned all official memorials.

目前的限制是基於1989年在北京發生的軍事行動，當時政府使用軍隊與坦克來阻止支持民主的示威者。此事件導致許多人死亡，估計人數從數百人到數千人不等。自此之後，中國政府將重心放在經濟增長而非政治自由。因此，政府利用嚴格的審查制度將這些事件從歷史中抹除，並禁止所有官方的紀念活動。

In Hong Kong, the situation changed significantly after the 2020 national security law was introduced. This law led to the end of the annual candlelight vigils at Victoria Park, which had been organized since 1989. The group responsible, the Hong Kong Alliance, was forced to close in 2021 after its leaders were arrested. Currently, former leaders Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan are on trial for 'inciting subversion' because they called for an end to one-party rule. While the prosecution argues that this speech is illegal, the defense claims the trial is an attack on the rule of law.

在香港，2020年國安法推出後，情況發生了顯著變化。這項法律導致在維多利亞公園每年舉行、自1989年起組織的燭光集會終止。負責組織的香港聯盟在2021年領袖被捕後被迫解散。目前，前領袖鄒幸彤與李卓雁因呼籲結束一黨專制而被控「煽動顛覆」而受審。儘管控方主張此類言論屬非法，但辯方則稱該審訊是對法治的攻擊。

There is a clear disagreement between different international perspectives. For example, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that censorship cannot erase historical facts. However, the Chinese Foreign Ministry asserted that these comments are an interference in internal affairs. In Hong Kong, the government replaced the memorial space at Victoria Park with a pro-Beijing food carnival. Furthermore, although security is tight, some citizens still perform quiet rituals of remembrance, and Amnesty International has condemned the ban on visiting cemeteries in Beijing as a human rights violation.

不同國際視角之間存在明顯分歧。例如，美國國務卿馬可·魯比歐強調，審查無法抹除歷史事實。然而，中國外交部則聲稱這些評論是干涉內政。在香港，政府以一個親北京的美食嘉年華取代了維多利亞公園的紀念空間。此外，儘管安保嚴格，仍有部分公民以安靜的方式進行紀念儀式，而國際特赦組織則譴責禁止前往北京墓地祭奠為侵犯人權。

The 37th anniversary shows a complete state effort to erase the memory of the 1989 events through legal action and constant surveillance.

37週年的情況顯示，政府正透過法律行動與持續監控，全面抹除1989年事件的記憶。