BEIJING | Xinhua | The noble cause of peace and development of humanity will prevail.” That was the message from Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sept. 3, delivered from the Tian’anmen Rostrum as he oversaw a grand commemoration marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s …
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Beijing, China | AFP | China has confirmed the death of former government spokesman Yuan Mu, who denied anyone was killed on Tiananmen Square during the bloody 1989 crackdown, nearly two weeks after his passing. A former Communist propaganda official, Yuan defended the Chinese government after soldiers of the People’s …
Read More »At least 10,000 killed in 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British cable
Beijing, China | AFP | At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in June 1989, according to a newly released British diplomatic cable that recounts the bloodshed in gruesome detail. The document, made public more than 28 years after …
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