USA Demands Publicity over China Tiananmen

olicemen take photos of journalists passports and presscards outside Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Photo by BGNES

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has urged China to publicly account for those killed in the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests 20 years ago.

China must release those still held over the protests, and stop harassing those who took part, Clinton said, as cited by the BBC.

Thousands, of people died in the crackdown, and open discussion of the events remains taboo.

There is very tight security in Beijing, with police stopping foreign journalists reaching the square.

Uniformed and plain-clothed officials even stopped TV crews filming the daily flag-raising ceremony at dawn.

Many dissidents say they have been told to leave Beijing, or are confined to their homes.

In Hong Kong, where freedom of expression is guaranteed, some dissidents have been denied entry, the BBC reported.

Hillary Clinton's statement represents a tougher line than the Obama administration has taken so far when addressing China's human rights record, the BBC commented.

 

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