Security Crackdown Takes Place in Beijing on Tiananmen Anniversary

Chinese police filled Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Wednesday, the 25th anniversary of the deadly crackdown of student-led demonstrations there.   Watchful security forces, both uniformed and plain-clothed, checked identifications of passersby and kept journalists from reporting in the square.   In what has become a yearly ritual, China has rounded up or placed under house arrest dozens of activists, journalists and lawyers ahead of the anniversary.   The United...

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