CNN: World marks 30 years since Tiananmen massacre as China censors all mention
Hong Kong (CNN)As commemorations for the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre take place worldwide Tuesday, any coverage or discussion of the event will be tightly censored in China.
Hundreds of people were killed on June 4, 1989, as People's Liberation Army troops cracked down on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Events will be held and speeches made to commemorate the massacre and those who died in cities around the world.
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3 comments:
On Tienanmen Square I have always wondered why the tanks didn't just go around that guy. There was plenty of room. I looks to as if it was a setup designed to defuse very visible, to the world, tensions.
Indie and China the two largest countries in the world, population wise.
Just stick with three dots bob. Good boy
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