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Pompeo Urges China to Release Human Rights Prisoners to Mark Tiananmen Crackdown

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday called on Beijing to mark the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square uprising this week by releasing all prisoners jailed for fighting human rights abuses in China. In a statement Pompeo again urged China to make a full public account of those killed or missing in the 1989 student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square. "Such a step would begin to demonstrate the Communist Party's willingness to...

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