A Hong Kong artist tries to mark the Tiananmen crackdown. He was quickly stopped by police
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Artist Sanmu Chen displays a red thread as he performs on the street in the Causeway Bay area on the eve of the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)Police officers stop and search artist Sanmu Chen in the Causeway Bay area on the eve of the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)Police officers escort artist Sanmu Chen in the Causeway Bay area on the eve of the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)Police officers escort artist Sanmu Chen in the Causeway Bay area on the eve of the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)Artist Sanmu Chen displays a red thread as he performs on the street in the Causeway Bay area on the eve of the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
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Artist Sanmu Chen displays a red thread as he performs on the street in the Causeway Bay area on the eve of the 37th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)