Why in News ?
China lashed out at the United States on Wednesday after Washington’s top diplomat Antony Blinken vowed never to forget the crackdown in Tiananmen Square 35 years ago.
“The move of the U.S. seriously interferes with China’s internal affairs,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said.
“China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposes it,” she added
What is Tiananmen Square protests and massacre ?
The Tiananmen Square protests, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between the demonstrators and the Chinese government to find a peaceful resolution, the Chinese government declared martial law on the night of 3 June and deployed troops to occupy the square in what is referred to as the Tiananmen Square massacre.
The events are sometimes called the ’89 Democracy Movement, the Tiananmen Square Incident, or the Tiananmen uprising.
Today’s News :
She called upon the Un- ited States to “stop provoking ideological confrontation, and stop interfering in China’s internal affairs under the pretext of human rights”.
Chinese troops and tanks forcibly dispersed peaceful protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, quelling huge, weeks-long demonstrations demanding greater political freedoms.
The exact toll is unknown but hundreds died, with some estimates putting the figure at more than 1,000 people.
China’s leaders have since sought to erase any public mention of the crackdown.
On Tuesday, Mr. Blinken – who has visited Beijing twice since last year called the events at Tiananmen Square a “massacre”.