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![[Updated] Xinjiang riot leaves scores dead](http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/shanghailaine/xinjiang_restrict_width_110.jpg)
Update: BBC News is now reporting that at least 140 are dead and over 800 injured. It also has video, which may be disturbing for some to watch.
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Why China is not going to say sorry for what happened at Tiananmen Square [Telegraph] "While it may seem to us that it would be politically advantageous to ‘fess up to what happened, it could create tensions and accusations within the Communist Party about who did what and when. There remain influential figures who were involved in the riots, and who would oppose any apology and loss of stature."
China raps Clinton's Tiananmen comments [UPI] "Clinton urged China to openly look into the June 3-4, 1989, incident and give an accounting of those killed, missing or detained during the military crackdown. Without making a direct reference to Tiananmen Square, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said his country expressed deep dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to her remarks, Xinhua reported."
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- West miscasts Tiananmen protesters [Financial Times] "To say the demonstrations were to “demand democracy” is an oversimplification. The truth is that the students in the square had only the haziest understanding of western-style democracy."
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