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Silence, security in Beijing on 30th Tiananmen anniversary

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Beijing : China marked 30 years since the deadly Tiananmen crackdown on Tuesday with a wall of silence and extra security after arresting activists and tightening internet censorship ahead of the politically sensitive anniversary. On a grey, overcast day, police checked the identification cards of every tourist and commuter […]

Singer missing as China cracks down on Tiananmen anniversary

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BEIJING (AP) — It has been three months since Chinese rock musician Li Zhi disappeared from public view. First, an upcoming tour was canceled and his social media accounts were taken down. Then his music was removed from all of China’s major streaming sites — as if his […]

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