Silence, security in Beijing on 30th Tiananmen anniversary 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseChina marked 30 years since the deadly Tiananmen crackdown on Tuesday with a wall of silence and extra security after arresting activists and tightening internet censorship ahead of the politically sensitive anniversary. Countless surveillance cameras are perched on lampposts in and around Tiananmen Square. Separately, folk singer Li Zhi, who had written and performed songs about the Tiananmen crackdown, was reportedly missing, with his music and accounts on Chinese social media no longer available. “There is no reason to be optimistic for China now if you look at what’s happening,” another Tiananmen protest leader, Zhou Fengsuo, told AFP in New York.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 04, 2019 02:37 UTC