LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Bob Hawke on Chinese crackdown

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:59

Description

Kevin Mousley(?) interviews Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke on the crackdown by the Chinese authorities on pro-democracy demonstrators. He says Australia is doing what it can to help Chinese students in his country. But despite his condemnation of Beijing, Bob Hawke is refusing to call for China to be isolated internationally. Broadcast on LBC Weekend AM.

Contributors

Bob Hawke; Kevin Mousley(?)

Keywords

Australia; Politics; Human rights; Political protests; China; International relations; Prime ministers; Military law; Bob Hawke

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