Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced some heat during the recent vice presidential debate over claims he had made about being in Hong Kong during the 1989

Ten years ago, yellow umbrellas used to shield against pepper spray became a symbol of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Today, it has largely disappeared under Beijing’s tightening control.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the vice presidential running mate to Vice President Harris, admitted to lying about his presence in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, stating