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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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