2019年6月3日,也就是六四天安門事件30周年的前一天,美國國務院龐畢歐對當年中國出兵鎮壓和平示威運動發表正式聲明。他對中國人民「英雄般的抗議運動」表達敬意,也譴責中共領導人的暴力鎮壓行徑,以及中國30年來對人權的持續侵害與彈壓。
以下是聲明全文中英對照:
在6月4日這一天,我們紀念中國人民英雄般的抗議運動,這場運動在1989年6月4日劃下句點,中國共產黨領導人當時派出坦克進入天安門廣場,以暴力鎮壓和平示威,這場運動籲求的是民主、人權,以及終結猖獗的貪腐現象。數十萬抗議者聚集在北京與中國其它城市,他們為了追求國家的美好未來,卻承受了極其慘痛的苦果。到底有多少人在這場事件中死難,至今仍是一個謎。對於那些仍為失去親人而悲痛的家庭,我們致上深切的哀悼,這其中包括勇敢的天安門母親。她們甘冒巨大風險,卻永不放棄追究責任。三十年前的事件,仍然觸動著我們與全世界熱愛自由者的良知。
On June 4, we honor the heroic protest movement of the Chinese people that ended on June 4, 1989, when the Chinese Communist Party leadership sent tanks into Tiananmen Square to violently repress peaceful demonstrations calling for democracy, human rights, and an end to rampant corruption. The hundreds of thousands of protesters who gathered in Beijing and in other cities around China suffered grievously in pursuit of a better future for their country. The number of dead is still unknown. We express our deep sorrow to the families still grieving their lost loved ones, including the courageous Tiananmen Mothers, who have never stopped seeking accountability, despite great personal risk. The events of thirty years ago still stir our conscience, and the conscience of freedom-loving people around the world.