Marking 30 years since Tiananmen Square crackdown

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In Hong Kong, tens of thousands of people took part in a vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen massacre that took place in Beijing 30 years today. Host Marco Werman spoke with Louisa Lim from Hong Kong. She’s the author of “The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited.”  

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