The Chinese Communist Party is expressing outrage in multiple directions as the U.S. and France take shots at the People’s Republic for both past transgressions and future machinations.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement on Tuesday acknowledging the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, in which hundreds of Chinese protestors were mowed down and disappeared by the People’s Liberation Army.

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“The CCP actively tries to censor the facts, but the world will never forget,” Rubio said. “Today we commemorate the bravery of the Chinese people who were killed as they tried to exercise their fundamental freedoms, as well as those who continue to suffer persecution as they seek accountability and justice for the events of June 4, 1989.”

“Their courage in the face of certain danger reminds us that the principles of freedom, democracy, and self-rule are not just American principles,” Rubio concluded. “They are human principles the CCP cannot erase.”

The 1989 military-led slaughter and mass-arrest of pro-democracy protestors in Beijing began the night of June 3 and ended on June 4.

Mere acknowledgement of the Tiananmen Square massacre is a serious taboo in the People’s Republic of China.

Rubio’s comments outraged Chinese officials. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian blasted Rubio for unnecessarily inserting the U.S. into Chinese affairs, claiming that “the Chinese government has long had a clear conclusion on the political turmoil that occurred in the late 1980s.”

“The erroneous statements by the U.S. side maliciously distort historical facts, deliberately attack China’s political system and developmental path, and seriously interfere in China’s internal affairs,” Lin told reporters on Wednesday.

The foreign minister said the CCP has already filed a formal complaint with the U.S.

The CCP is extremely effective at sanitizing its national internet of references to the Tiananmen Square massacre, and speaking up about the event risks severe punishment by police.

“The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the choice of history and the people, and is wholeheartedly supported by the Chinese people and widely recognized by international society,” Lin added, claiming that “no country or force can stop the Chinese people from moving forward.”

President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan issued a statement on social media echoing Rubio, commemorating June 4 and the end of the Tiananmen protests.

“Authoritarian regimes erase history; democracies have a duty to preserve it. Today, we remember those who marched for freedom in Tiananmen Square,” Lai wrote. “Taiwan stands firm with like-minded partners on defending democracy and human rights to ensure a free society for future generations.”

Taiwan, an island territory off the coast of China and claimed as part of the communist nation by the CCP, was established as a safe haven for Chinese republicans as the Communist Revolution upturned the country.

The Taiwanese see themselves as an independent nation and rebuke any notion from the mainland that they belong to the People’s Republic. This disagreement is the basis for much geopolitical saber-rattling in East Asia.

The U.S. maintains “strategic ambiguity” on the Taiwan question, neither endorsing China’s claim to Taiwan nor officially supporting Taiwanese independence. The U.S. government recognizes the CCP as the “sole legal government of China” but refuses to weigh in on whether Taiwan is covered by that authority, while at the same time lending material and political support to the island.

Similar to Rubio, French President Emmanuel Macron stoked China’s ire on Wednesday when he suggested that allowing Russia to take territory in Ukraine would open the door for China to forcibly conquer Taiwan.

“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. The Taiwan question is entirely an internal affair of China,” Lin said in response to Macron’s comments.

He added, “China firmly opposes NATO’s attempt to advance eastward into the Asia-Pacific, stir up tensions and create confrontation in the region, and sabotage regional and even global peace and stability.”

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President Donald Trump’s administration is not bashful about acknowledging China as a long-term threat to the U.S.

During the 2024 campaign, then-Senator J.D. Vance called China the “biggest threat” to the nation but lamented that the government was “completely distracted.”

The White House is still locked in a trade war with China regarding tariffs that Trump deemed unacceptably high. A series of back-and-forth policy announcements escalated each side’s tariffs to astronomical numbers before a May 12 talk in Switzerland seemed to prompt a stand-down.

Now, both sides are accusing the other of violating their agreement and constructive dialogue is stalling. Trump lays the blame on Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping.

“I like President Xi of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!” Trump complained Wednesday on Truth Social.

The administration is also punishing Harvard University for, among other alleged offenses, aiding and abetting the CCP.