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  • China: 21 years later, quiet day on Tiananmen Square

    06/04/2010 6:49:29 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 5 replies · 240+ views
    AP ^ | 06/04/10 | DAVID WIVELL
    21 years later, quiet day on Tiananmen Square By DAVID WIVELL (AP) – 12 hours ago BEIJING — Throngs of tourists and kite-flyers milled around Tiananmen Square on Friday under the watchful eye of security forces on alert for any attempt to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations. But in Hong Kong, the semiautonomous Chinese territory, the annual candlelight vigil drew thousands who took advantage of the freedom of speech in this former British colony. The crowd at Hong Kong's Victoria Park was large enough to fill six football pitches, though were no official...