Taiwan says 'unrepentant' China covering up June 4 Tiananmen crackdown


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  • Tuesday, 04 Jun 2019

FILE PHOTO: Thousands of people take park in a candlelight vigil to mark the 27th anniversary of the crackdown of pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, at Victoria Park in Hong Kong June 4, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo

TAIPEI (Reuters) - China continues to cover up the truth about the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square 30 years ago, Taiwan's president said on Tuesday, ahead of vigils in the region to commemorate the event.

Chinese troops opened fire to end the student-led unrest, with the death toll ranging from several hundred to several thousand, according to witnesses and rights groups.

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