{"id":40046,"date":"2009-06-03T23:49:39","date_gmt":"2009-06-04T06:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=40046"},"modified":"2009-06-04T00:25:22","modified_gmt":"2009-06-04T07:25:22","slug":"us-urges-china-to-come-to-terms-with-tiananmen-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/06\/us-urges-china-to-come-to-terms-with-tiananmen-square\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Urges China to Come to Terms With Tiananmen Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, U.S. Secretary of State <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton\">Hilary Clinton<\/a> has issued a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/06\/03\/tiananmen.square.clinton\/index.html?eref=rss_latest\">statement<\/a><\/strong> calling on government leaders to &#8220;examine openly the darker events of its past.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a statement saying the 20th anniversary of the &#8220;violent suppression of demonstrations in Tiananmen Square by Chinese authorities&#8221; should be a time for reflection on the loss of hundreds of innocent lives and the meaning of events that preceded that fateful day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A China that has made enormous progress economically, and that is emerging to take its rightful place in global leadership, should examine openly the darker events of its past and provide a public accounting of those killed, detained or missing, both to learn and to heal,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton urged Beijing to release prisoners still serving sentences in connection with events surrounding the crackdown, cease harassment of participants in the demonstrations and begin a dialogue with family members of victims.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See also perspectives from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/english\/2009-06-03-voa60.cfm\">Voice of America<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/jun\/04\/us-lashes-beijing-on-tiananmen-anniversary\/\">Washington Times<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/vcCandidateFeed1\/idUSTRE5520HD20090603\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has issued a statement calling on government leaders to &#8220;examine openly the darker events of its past.&#8221; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a statement saying the 20th anniversary of the &#8220;violent suppression of demonstrations in Tiananmen Square by Chinese authorities&#8221; 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