June 11, 1999

Survivors of Tiananmen Square Crackdown Sue Chinese Government

By PAUL DESRUISSEAUX

Days before last week's 10th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy student protesters at Tiananmen Square by the Chinese army, a group of survivors of the assault and relatives of many of those who were killed announced that they had sued the government to press their demands for a complete investigation of the incident and an official apology.

At a news conference in New York, representatives

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