Tim Walz: ‘I Had My Dates Wrong’ When I Talked About Being in Hong Kong During Tiananmen Square Protests

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WALZ: “Yeah, look, I had my dates wrong. I was in Hong Kong and China in 1989. That — that move from Hong Kong into China, it was profound for me. That was the summer of democracy. I said it’s where I understood how sacred democracy was. It’s what encouraged me about 15 back-and-forths with my students, taking them to China to understand both, first of all, the culture, but also to teach Chinese students about democracy. That was part of it. One of the first groups of high school students, there weren’t a lot of times that there were high school teachers in there that you could teach in a Chinese high school. And so, you’ve seen me. These teachers have seen me. I speak like everybody else speaks. I need to be clear. I will tell you that. But here’s my whole point on that thing with China. I do understand China a hell of a lot better than Donald Trump.”