US EditionChina criticises Rubio remarks on 1989 Tiananmen protests
- The U.S. Top diplomat paid tribute to the bravery of Chinese individuals who lost their lives during the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 3 and 4, 1989.
- Rubio's tribute referenced the unresolved events of June 4, 1989, when Chinese military forces used lethal force against demonstrators advocating for increased political rights.
- China’s government strongly opposed Rubio's remarks, condemning them as a distortion of facts and interference in internal affairs during a June 4 press briefing.
- Rubio honored those who lost their lives while seeking to assert their basic rights and criticized Beijing for its ongoing efforts to suppress the truth about these events.
- The tensions highlight ongoing conflicts over human rights and censorship, as activists continue to commemorate the event despite suppression and calls for accountability remain unheeded.
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China described the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, as a deliberate “attack” this Wednesday, stating that the world will “never forget” the bloody repression of 1989 in Tiananmen Square. Rubio’s “erroneous” statements “mightily distort historical events, deliberately attack China’s political system and development path and constitute serious interference in China’s internal affairs,” said a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Lin Jian, at a …
Beijing slams Rubio ‘attack’ on China after Tiananmen Square remarks
Beijing hit back on Wednesday at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for saying the world will “never forget” the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, describing his remarks as an “attack” on China. Troops and tanks forcibly cleared peaceful protesters from Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, after weeks-long demonstrations demanding greater political freedoms. The exact toll is unknown, but hundreds died, with some estimates exceedi…
China described the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, as a deliberate "attack" this Wednesday, stating that the world will "never forget" the bloody repression of 1989 in Tiananmen Square.Read more]]>
China's government has sharply criticized a statement by the US on the Tiananmen massacre: the statements would maliciously falsify historical facts, said one spokesman. US Secretary of State Rubio had previously accused China of censoring facts.
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