I feel like we're playing word games now but maybe I just misinterpreted you. Are these topics censored on the Chinese internet or not? That was the whole point of my original comment.

Chinese people aren’t afraid to discuss the Tiananmen riots

I never said they were afraid to discuss them. Just that they were banned on the Chinese internet.

smug online Westerners

Ad hominim ad nauseum. This just makes it seem like there is no substance to what you're saying if you keep resorting to ad hominims.