Gareth Furby on Chinese clampdown

Title

Gareth Furby on Chinese clampdown

Genre

News report

TX Date

9 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:33

Description

The veteran Chinese leader who smashed the students’ revolt last weekend in Tiananmen Square have now turned on the young people whose calls for freedom sparked off the protest. Troops and army vehicles have surrounded universities, while secret police make dozens of arrests. Gareth Furby reports from Beijing.

Contributors

Gareth Furby

Keywords

Politics; Government; Armed forces; China; Demonstrations; Policing practice; Protest movements; Students; Beijing; Tiananmen Square; Deng Xiaoping

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