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A Chinese state-run daily defended the government's handling of the Tiananmen protests on Monday, saying it «immunised» China against turmoil in a rare editorial about the crackdown on the eve of its 30th anniversary. Hundreds or by some estimateTiananmen 'immunised China against turmoil': Chinese daily
A Chinese state-run daily defended the government's handling of the Tiananmen protests on Monday, saying it «immunised» China against turmoil in a rare editorial about the crackdown on the eve of its 30th anniversary. Hundreds or by some estimates more than a 1,000 unarmed civilians were killed when troops and tanks were deployed to extinguish the pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing on June 4, 1989. The Global Times' English-language edition hailed the Chinese government's handling of what it called the «incident» in an editorial titled: «June 4 immunized China against turmoil». «As a vaccination for the Chinese society, the Tiananmen incident will greatly increase China's immunity against any major political turmoil in the future,» wrote the nationalist tabloid, which is affiliated to the Communist Party's mouthpiece, the People's Daily. The paper echoed comments by China's defence minister, General Wei Fenghe, who defended the bloody crackdown as the «correct policy» at a regional security forum in Singapore on Sunday. It is rare for Chinese officials or media to publicly discuss the strictly taboo topic. Authorities have detained activists and tightened online censorship... Read more