Beijing slams Rubio 'attack' on China after Tiananmen Square remarks


BEIJING: Beijing hit back Wednesday (June 4) at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (pic) for saying that the world will "never forget" the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, describing his remarks as an "attack" on China.

Chinese troops and tanks forcibly cleared peaceful protesters from Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, after weeks-long demonstrations demanding greater political freedoms.

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