Meanwhile in Hong Kong. Wow.

Reporter Terril Jones took photos as the PLA cleared Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. "Only months later did I discover that I had captured an alternate view of one of the most dramatic moments of those weeks..." See his images of the famous "Tank Man." wilsonquarterly.com/quarterly/summ…

"As the Commander of Pacific Air Forces, a senior leader in our Air Force, and an African-American, many of you may be wondering what I’m thinking about the current events surrounding the tragic death of George Floyd. Here’s what I’m thinking about..." - Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.

50 years ago today, a hijacker calling himself “Dan Cooper” parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 over the Pacific Northwest after receiving $200,000 in ransom. A hijacked Northwest 727 sits on a runway for refueling at Tacoma International Airport, Nov. 25, 1971.

I need to pay more attention to Twitter. Former NYTimes photo editor Patrick Witty tweeted my June 1989 photo of the Man vs Tank photo from Tiananmen Square yesterday, and it’s been retweeted 301 times already.

Here’s the original NY Times piece on my photo, with my update at the time, lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/beh…

6/6/1989 stood in 长安街 @ Intl Hotel 国际饭店 taking pics of soldiers leaving Tiananmen Square. One @ center orders two to get me. I ran, they chased & fired two shots. I hid behind van @ hotel door; they probly thought I went in, turned back. Dumbest thing I did as journalist.

“Accidentally introduced legions of fans in China to the crackdown at Tiananmen Square” …? bit.ly/3axhQIz

A story of mine published 28 years ago today about the 50th anniversary of the #DDay landings @ #Normandy. I also covered the 49th and 51st anniversaries.

Full thread by Patrick Witty pulling together the origins+updates of all views of the Man vs Tank confrontation at Tiananmen Square 43 yrs ago this week. Patrick started this w/the first comprehensive compilation of the pics in 2009. unrollthread.com/t/153343982364…

50 yrs ago today AP’s #NickUt took this photo of #KimPhuc, “#napalmgirl,” running terrified & naked after a mistaken napalm attack on her SVietnam village. 4 days ago was great to see Nick who has visited my class & an honor to meet Kim Phuc who spoke at my college’s graduation.

Holy wth … whatsonweibo.com/what-happened-…

It is incredible to observe how fast the tech world changes. Companies which seem unassailable suddenly disappear into footnotes of history.

Chinese ambassador to U.S. on Pelosi visit to Taiwan.

chicago-style pizza implies the existence of AP style pizza

Tianlongshan highway in China...

I have a story today in Politico Magazine, looking at the antigovernment #Chinaprotests in #China this past week and in 1989. -- politico.com/news/magazine/…

My piece today on meeting missing Chinese foreign minister 30 years ago when he was already a #WolfWarriorDiplomat -- politico.com/news/magazine/… -- #WhereisQinGang

Kennedy Center to be Permanent Host of Shen Yun: Trump WASHINGTON – After two years of renovation, the Trump-Kennedy Center in Washington will reopen in 2028 as the permanent home of the Chinese performance group Shen Yun, President Donald Trump said Friday. #JonesView #parody