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Beijing ramps up security for 25th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
June 04, 2014
China on Wednesday imposed smothering security in central Beijing on the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, a bloody watershed in history that remains a taboo topic in the communist nation.

The United States demanded the release of scores of people detained in the run-up to the anniversary, as the semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong prepared for an annual candlelit vigil that this year is expected to draw as many as 200,000. Read

Also see our slideshow on the historic event. Tiananmen Square: When China's history changed FOREVER
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