In June 1989, freedom-loving Chinese took to the streets in peaceful demonstrations against their repressive Communist government. You may recall the gripping image of a man standing courageously in the path of tanks near Tiananmen Square, the site of protests in Beijing.
Ultimately, the Communist Chinese leaders crushed the uprising. Though estimates are uncertain because of a partial information blackout about the massacre, it is believed that at least several hundred civilians were killed.
Now, shamefully, the U.N. has presented a so-called “World Harmony Award” to the Chinese military leader who ordered the crackdown against the protesters.
Sha Zukang, a citizen of Communist China who is the U.N.’s undersecretary-general for Economic and Social Affairs, presented the award to Gen. Chi Haotian. Chi was chief of staff of the Chinese Army when he called for the attack on the demonstrators, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The award given to Chi symbolizes the U.N.’s supposed commitment to world peace. The U.N. has yet to offer any clear explanation of how honoring a person who ordered a bloody attack on protesters promotes peace.