Question: In which of the following place Pillar of Shame was located, which has been recently demolished?
a) Hong Kong
b) Myanmar
c) Afghanistan
d) Taiwan
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:-
- On December 23, 2021, Pillar of Shame, the statue commemorating people killed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Demolished in Hong Kong.
- Hong Kong’s oldest university on December 23 launched an overnight operation to demolish a statue commemorating people killed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
- It should be known that two years ago wide spread democracy protests held in Hong Kong and therefore China is currently remolding Hong Kong in its own authoritarian image.
- As a result, commemorating Tiananmen Square has effectively become illegal.
- The sculpture was ordered to be removed by University officials in October 2021, posing new legal risks.
By Rajesh Tripathi
Links:-
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/22/hong-kong-pillar-shame-tiananmen/