BEIJING: China authorities said they would close Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Tuesday (Jun 4), the 35th anniversary of the Jun 4 incident, while Hong Kong police also tightened security as activists in Taiwan and elsewhere prepared to mark the date with vigils.
People walk past policemen stationed outside the walls of the Forbidden City at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Jun 4, 2024. BEIJING: China authorities said they would close Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Tuesday , the 35th anniversary of the Jun 4 incident, while Hong Kong police also tightened security as activists in Taiwan and elsewhere prepared to mark the date with vigils.
The ruling Communist Party has never released a death toll, though rights groups and witnesses say the figure could run into the thousands. Small groups of"stability maintenance" volunteers - retirees with red armbands - have been keeping watch at neighbourhoods in central Beijing since last week. Guards have also been stationed on pedestrian bridges, a regular practice during politically sensitive periods.
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