Forgetting Tiananmen: China’s Efforts To Ignore Anniversary
Soldier in Tiananmen Square (Photo: BBC)
Tens of thousands of people have held a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mark the 23rd anniversary of the crackdown on protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
But on the mainland, the Chinese authorities detained political activists to prevent them from marking the anniversary.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Mary Kay Magistad.
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