Beijing says US Tiananmen comments 'smear' China
China has condemned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's comments regarding the Tiananmen Square crackdown, labeling them as a distortion of historical facts. The Chinese government maintains that the events of 1989 were a counter-revolutionary riot and justifies its actions as necessary for restoring order. Meanwhile, commemorations of the crackdown continue to be suppressed in Hong Kong, with police detaining activists attempting to honor the victims.
- ▪China accused the U.S. of smearing its political system after comments on the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
- ▪The Chinese government claims the protests were a counter-revolutionary riot and justifies the use of force.
- ▪Authorities in Hong Kong have increased police presence to prevent public commemorations of the Tiananmen protests.
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Pedestrians hold umbrellas as they walk amid rainfall during a vigil at Liberty Square in Taipe, Thursday, to commemorate the anniversary of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. AFP-YonhapBEIJING — China accused the United States on Thursday of distorting facts and smearing its political system, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said censorship could not "erase" the memory of Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.On June 4 that year, the Chinese government sent troops and tanks to crush protests calling for political reform in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.The death toll remains unknown, and discussion of what happened is censored in mainland China.Rubio told a news conference on Wednesday that "no amount of censorship can erase the…
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