CHINA passed a law yesterday to counter foreign sanctions, giving legal basis for the country to counter discriminatory measures from a foreign country.
China’s top legislature, the National People’s
China s ban on Tiananmen massacre commemorations extends to Hong Kong
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Audio 06:53 n this June 6, 1989, file photo, bicycling commuters, sparse in numbers, pass through a tunnel as above on the overpass military tanks are positioned in Beijing, two days after the Tiananmen Square massacre. Hong Kongâs second ban on an annual vigil for victims of the bloody June 4, 1989 crackdown on Beijingâs Tiananmen Square protest movement and the closure of a museum dedicated to the event may be a further sign that the ruling Communist Party is extending its efforts to erase the event from the collective consciousness of Chinese people. The slogan on the wall at left reads: Strike down martial law. AP - Vincent Yu