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Fighting breaks out in China (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Fighting is reported to have broken out between military units in China, as the country slides deeper into crisis. Witnesses say soldiers have been involved in a serious clash at an air force base South...
Chinese violence provokes the US (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
There was shock and anger in the United States at events in Beijing, where fighting has broken out. President George Bush announced immediate, limited sanctions against the Chinese Government, while...
Jennifer Jones on Tiananmen Square massacre (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Many Britons and other foreigners have left China after the killing of students during a protest in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. One person who witnessed the build-up to the massacre was Jennifer Jones, a...
Tiananmen Square witness (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
From Hong Kong(?), a French businessman describes the scenes he witnessed during the Tiananmen Square massacre. He criticises the violence and the Government. Female reporter not identified (poss. ? Jones).
Tiananmen Square aftermath (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Jonathan Annells describes the ever-changing scenes in Beijing after the Tiananmen Square massacre. He describes the killing of innocent people by the armed forces, and the movements of troops. Male studio...
Tiananmen Square aftermath (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
As the mass evacuation from China continues in the wake of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the first of those to escape have arrived at Hong Kong Airport. Among them is Bob Gordon, a teacher from Sussex....
Friends of foreigners in danger after Tiananmen Square massacre (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Western witnesses of the Tiananmen Square massacre and the subsequent fighting have said they thought the soldiers were poised to mount a raid. A Cambridge academic just back from Beijing says the...
Chinese secret police hunt down potential troublemakers (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Gareth Furby drives around an area of China where the secret police are seeking to identify potential troublemakers. Includes an interview with British businessman, Ian Northcote.
Timothy Raison on Hong Kong’s British passport holders (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
A former Home Office minister is urging the Government not to make any concessions to allow British passport holders in Hong Kong to settle in Britain. Timothy Raison, who was the minister responsible...
Sir David Wilson on Hong Kong’s British passport holders (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
The Governor of Hong Kong, Sir David Wilson, says that all three-and-a-quarter million British passport holders in the territory need reassurance that they could take refuge in Britain if they needed to....