Taiwan carries the torch of Tiananmen as Hong Kong is silenced

Hundreds in Taipei mark the bloody incident 33 years ago

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People hold an event in Taipei marking the 34th anniversary of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters around Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4. © Reuters

THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer, PAK YIU and KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI/HONG KONG -- Leading Taiwanese politicians have commemorated China's bloody 1989 Tiananmen student crackdown, in sharp contrast to the clampdown in Hong Kong on the once-traditional vigils there.

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