Word: crackdown
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Frankly speaking, in China, most people [have] forgotten about June 4th," the date of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, Zheng says...
...facts about China's Communist regime are not to be denied. Torture and forced confessions have been documented. Independence has been denied for Tibet since its annexation in 1951. Taiwan, peaceful and democratic, has been threatened. Nuclear weapons have been provided to Iran and Pakistan. The 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown killed hundreds engaged in political protest. Opposing the government is, itself, illegal...
...surprise Americans to learn that China's boss, who arrives for his summit with Clinton next week, has a human face. Jiang's visit is raising hopes of a reconciliation between the two geopolitical giants that will end eight years of official frostiness precipitated by China's 1989 bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. Jiang certainly expects that. In his exclusive interview with Time, he declared, "At present, Sino-American relations have a favorable opportunity for further improvement...
...recent crackdown on the removal of food from Annenberg dining hall has upset many first-year students...
Whether the crackdown by the dining hall staff has been effective remains to be seen, D'Andria said...