China silently marks Tiananmen protests

  "Remember the 10th anniversary of the student movement," read one slogan. Above it were the Chinese characters for "Democracy Party." Afterwards, mourners said they took the boxed ashes of three of the victims from vaults and put them on the grave of another, Yuan Li, a 28-year...

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Published inNorthwest Florida daily news
Main Author CHARLES HUTZLER A
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Walton Beach, Fla Halifax Media Group 05.06.1999
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Summary:  "Remember the 10th anniversary of the student movement," read one slogan. Above it were the Chinese characters for "Democracy Party." Afterwards, mourners said they took the boxed ashes of three of the victims from vaults and put them on the grave of another, Yuan Li, a 28-year-old doctoral student shot in the throat. They laid flowers on the tomb, sprinkled wine on the ground, stood in silence and said a few words of remembrance. A strip of paper placed atop the tomb said: "Mourn the victims of June 4th." She and Huang Jinping, who also lost her husband, rode bicycles past the spots near Tiananmen Square where their spouses were shot. On the front of one bike basket, they hung the "mourn the victim" paper strip that had been on the tomb, a defiant act given the thick police presence.
ISSN:0898-168X