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56 results found for '"Beijing"' in Keywords.
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....
Troops stand down in China (1989)
- Genre
- News report
After a day in which no shooting was reported in Beijing and tanks disappeared from the streets, it appears that the threat of military conflict in the capital may have passed. But the Chinese Government...
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.
George Bush on sanctions against China (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
US President George Bush has said he will not be increasing pressure on the Chinese leadership beyond the package of limited sanctions he announced earlier in the week, which involve a suspension of...
Gareth Furby on Chinese Government crackdown (1989)
- Genre
- News report
Gareth Furby reports on the government crackdown in China, in the wake of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
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...