June 11, 1989 - front page of the "Los Angeles Times"
Now, just one photo (from Reuters), caption:
"Chinese soldier is caught up in crowd of students and citizens at a Shanghai memorial service and pro-democracy march."
I wonder if that photo was used by the government to identify people to be arrested.
One article only, on the front page, regarding China, from Times Wire Services:
"Deng Lauds Suppression of Protests"
"Leader is Back on Scene; 50,000 Hold Rally in Shanghai"
excerpts:
Beijing - Senior leader Deng Xiaoping emerged Friday to praise the Chinese army as a "steel Great Wall" for crushing the movement for democracy, and sources said that police were arresting intellectuals accused of encouraging the protest."
Military presence was felt throughout the city. Convoys of trucks and foot soldiers patrolled by day. More than 100 tanks and armored personnel carriers rumbled through the center of Beijing after dark.
The Foreign Ministry advised embassies to keep staff members indoors at night but did not impose a curfew.
In central Shanghai Friday, a day after Shanghai Mayor Zhu Rongji issued a warning that illegal disruptions will no longer be tolerated, about 50,000 people staged a pro-democracy protest,
There was no word on the government's reaction [to student demands].
A Chinese witness said police, in their pursuit of suspect intellectuals, had searched one hotel room by room for a suspect, who was not identified.
"We live now under terror," a student said.
Increased patrols indicated a new confidence by the military that citizens would not attack. Also, the troops were clearly united after several days in which small skirmishes were reported with units opposed to the crackdown. [I wonder, what happened to the troops in those units - arrested?]
Chinese sources reported police taking suspects from homes and a Western diplomat said: "We know that they're picking people up all over the place."
In the English-language China Daily, a headline said saboteurs should be crushed with "iron fists".
A bicyclist said: "There are plainclothes police everywhere. No one dares to talk. I still support the slogans 'Uphold democracy' and 'Oppose official corruption,' but now there is no way to express such ideas."
Now, just one photo (from Reuters), caption:
"Chinese soldier is caught up in crowd of students and citizens at a Shanghai memorial service and pro-democracy march."
I wonder if that photo was used by the government to identify people to be arrested.
One article only, on the front page, regarding China, from Times Wire Services:
"Deng Lauds Suppression of Protests"
"Leader is Back on Scene; 50,000 Hold Rally in Shanghai"
excerpts:
Beijing - Senior leader Deng Xiaoping emerged Friday to praise the Chinese army as a "steel Great Wall" for crushing the movement for democracy, and sources said that police were arresting intellectuals accused of encouraging the protest."
Military presence was felt throughout the city. Convoys of trucks and foot soldiers patrolled by day. More than 100 tanks and armored personnel carriers rumbled through the center of Beijing after dark.
The Foreign Ministry advised embassies to keep staff members indoors at night but did not impose a curfew.
In central Shanghai Friday, a day after Shanghai Mayor Zhu Rongji issued a warning that illegal disruptions will no longer be tolerated, about 50,000 people staged a pro-democracy protest,
There was no word on the government's reaction [to student demands].
A Chinese witness said police, in their pursuit of suspect intellectuals, had searched one hotel room by room for a suspect, who was not identified.
"We live now under terror," a student said.
Increased patrols indicated a new confidence by the military that citizens would not attack. Also, the troops were clearly united after several days in which small skirmishes were reported with units opposed to the crackdown. [I wonder, what happened to the troops in those units - arrested?]
Chinese sources reported police taking suspects from homes and a Western diplomat said: "We know that they're picking people up all over the place."
In the English-language China Daily, a headline said saboteurs should be crushed with "iron fists".
A bicyclist said: "There are plainclothes police everywhere. No one dares to talk. I still support the slogans 'Uphold democracy' and 'Oppose official corruption,' but now there is no way to express such ideas."
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