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56 results found for '"Beijing"' in Keywords.

  • Memorial to Beijing dead outside Chinese Embassy (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    In London there have been more demonstrations outside the Chinese Embassy. Protesters have built a moving memorial altar to the dead demonstrators of Tiananmen Square - right opposite the embassy entrance....

  • President Bush responds to Tiananmen Square massacre (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Washington correspondent Nick Peters reports that there has been a firm and swift response from President George H. W. Bush to the Tiananmen Square massacre.

  • 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...

  • Tiananmen Square massacre (1989)

    Genre
    News report

    Tanks and armoured personnel carriers have rolled over tents and shot at demonstrators in a final push into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The dawn attack by Chinese troops on the square has come after...

  • IRN news bulletin (1989)

    Genre
    Jingle; News bulletin; News report

    News bulletin read by Dianne Stradling containing news of the death of Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran, Steven Ward reports on the implications and background; also the Tiananmen Square massacre, in which...

  • Death of Ayatollah Khomeini and Tiananmen Square massacre (1989)

    Genre
    News report

    The AM programme with Henry Kelly and Dianne Stradling, dealing with the two major international stories of the death of Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran, his burial, which will take place in the next couple of...

  • Geoffrey Howe on the Tiananmen Square massacre (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe has expressed Britain’s disgust at the events in Tiananmen Square which included the shooting and beating of students during a protest. Paul Rowley reports.

  • House of Commons debate on China (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

    In Westminster there has been a united front of MPs condemning the attacks on Chinese students in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Margaret Thatcher spoke of her utter revulsion and outrage at the shootings...

  • Beijing fighting continues (1989)

    Genre
    News report

    Report from Jonathan Annells in Beijing, on rival factions of Chinese troops in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Many foreigners are trying to leave the country. Female news anchor not...