Troops stand down in China

Title

Troops stand down in China

Genre

News report

TX Date

8 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:14

Description

After a day in which no shooting was reported in Beijing and tanks disappeared from the streets, it appears that the threat of military conflict in the capital may have passed. But the Chinese Government is demanding that people expose the pro-democracy demonstrators. Jonathan Annells reports.

Contributors

Jonathan Annells

Keywords

Politics; Government; Armed forces; China; Demonstrations; Protest movements; Beijing; Tiananmen Square

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