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Politics

China's Tiananmen Square demonstrations and crackdown

FILE PHOTO: The Beijing Hotel (R) overlooks Chang'an Avenue and Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Saturday marks the 33rd anniversary of China's bloody crackdown of pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people.

The event remains a taboo topic of discussion in mainland China and will not be officially commemorated by the ruling Communist Party or government.

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