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 The photograph of a man in a white shirt standing in the path of
the tanks has become one of the most recognised images of the
twentieth century, and a symbol of peaceful protest.
The balloons are on display in the Taiwanese capital Taipei, by
the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, one of Taiwan's most famous
landmarks.
Mention of the June 4, 1989, crackdown is heavily censored in
Chinese news and social media. The ruling Communist Party has
never declared how many protesters were killed in and around
Tiananmen Square.
"As a Taiwanese I hope I can help China to also achieve
democracy one day. So I think it is important to the Taiwanese
people to continue discussing this topic - preventing people
from forgetting this event and reminding the Taiwanese people
that the regime in China is dangerous," said the artist Shake.
"This thing has already been washed away by (China's)
authoritarian political view," she added, noting Hong Kong and
Taiwan are commemorating the event.
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Visitors to the memorial hall posed for photographs with the
balloons.
"Both the place and timing to put this up require courage, there are
so many tourists from China coming to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial
Hall," said Su Yung-Hua, a 21-year-old student.
She called the artwork a "statement against the Chinese government".
"I think it is very brave to put it here and I am quite concerned
that there could be someone who pops it with a needle at night."
(Reporting by Reuters Television,; Editing by Alexandra Hudson and
Ed Osmond)
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