At the trial, a Hong Kong rights lawyer invokes the ‘Tank Man’ of Tiananmen Square.


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At the trial, a Hong Kong rights lawyer invokes the ‘Tank Man’ of Tiananmen Square. At her trial on Monday, a Hong Kong lawyer said she was inspired by China’s “tank man” to defy the authorities and encourage people to commemorate the tragic Tiananmen Square crackdown. Chow Hang-tung, 36, was charged with “inciting people to knowingly join an unauthorised assembly” for her social media posts encouraging Hong Kongers to commemorate the banned June 4th anniversary this year. She has pled not guilty and delivered an impassioned defense on Monday, invoking “tank man,” the lone protester who famously blocked a column...