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Published 2 years ago

Chinese Blogger Goes Silent After Showing 'Tank Cake' Before Tiananmen Anniversary

Summary by Ground News
Beauty influencer Austin Li's livestream was taken off air after he displayed a tank-shaped cake on the eve of the Tiananmen massacre. Public commemorations of the massacre, in which the People's Liberation Army mowed down unarmed civilians with guns and tanks, are banned in China.

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Chinese star taken offline after showing ‘tank cake’ on Tiananmen anniversary

Li Jiaqi, a blogger with millions of fans, had his live stream abruptly cut on Friday, and has posted nothing since

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom
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NDTVNDTV

Chinese Blogger 'Silenced' For Displaying 'Tank Cake' Before Tiananmen Anniversary

One of China's top bloggers has gone silent after live-streaming footage of a cake apparently shaped like a tank just before the anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown

2 years ago·New Delhi, India
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CNNCNN

China's censorship of top livestreamer introduces fans to Tiananmen Square massacre

For decades, the Chinese government has sought to erase all memories of its bloody military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests, especially around the anniversary on June 4.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States
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South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post

Chinese top influencer Austin Li Jiaqi’s absence imperils various 618 campaigns

The situation shows the fragility of live-streaming e-commerce programmes built around popular online influencers.

2 years ago·Hong Kong
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China censored a top livestreamer on the eve of June 4. Now his fans are asking about the Tiananmen Square massacre

By Nectar Gan, CNNFor decades, the Chinese government has sought to erase all memories of its bloody military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests, especially around the anniversary on June 4.But this year, those attempts backfired, drawing attention to and prompting questions about the massacre from previously oblivious young Chinese internet users.The fiasco started on Friday evening when a show by Li Jiaqi, the country’s top e-commerce …

2 years ago·Panama City, United States
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IBTimesIBTimes

Chinese Blogger Goes Silent After Showing 'Tank Cake' Before Tiananmen Anniversary

One of China's top bloggers has gone silent after live-streaming footage of a cake apparently shaped like a tank just before the anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, prompting debate over the highly sensitive event among tens of millions of young fans. Discussion of the crackdown on June 4, 1989, when China set troops and tanks on peaceful protestors, is all but forbidden on the mainland.

2 years ago·United States
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