The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 169, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 7, 1989 Page: 1 of 16
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Chinese and American mem-
were colors of support for stu-
dents in China.
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ment spokesman Yuan Mu said
China is “not afraid” of the uni-
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Congress helm-Page 4
Festival
planners
promise fun
From left, Tao Zhu, graduate student from Wuxi, China,
Chaoying Chen, graduate student from Fushun, China,
Xiaohai He, graduate student from Shanghai, Christo-
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Oklahoma Historical Society
Newspaper Department
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MOSCOW - Haggling in a
Central Asian bazaar over the
price of strawberries sparked a
attacks and rampages by ax-
wielding mobs in which 50 people
were killed, Uzbekistan s Com-
munist Party chief reported
thear crackdown^begM,^govern- ‘° VmTTtl
re-established “full control” in
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political'reform in China. Photo by Chris Landis
Armies trade fire in Beijing
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Tuesday Police in not gear American friend of the OU Soci- D'
ety of Chinese Students and
Scholars, led the crowd in a mo-
ment of silence f— —----
“We must keep in mind the
mate sacrifice for ^heir fight for
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added, however, that students in
China still pressing for reform
must also be kept in mind.
Li Yong, president of the soci-
ety, related the stories of friends
he had talked to in China who
had personally seen students and
civilians killed, calling the actions
About" 300 people flooded the “inhuman.”
- - - " “George Bush’s response was a
little bit late,” he said. When
asked if he believed a civil war
ry with En- would erupt, Li said, It s my
gllSii auu vardboard signs point of view civil war has already
and cloth banners. Many of the started.” Li is a graduate student
demonstrators wore black arm- of meteorology from Guang
bands in mourning for fellow Zhou, China.
•; Several Chinese students re-
and nounced their ties with the Chi-
nese government. “They are not
our government, they are murder-
mals,” said one protester. Anoth-
,„je symbol, "Dien, or mourn- er student mocked the Chinese
‘ .’’ChineseCloth banners read, government s °.ffic,al acco“^ ,0,!
w'e use our own blood to water the vio ence saying, What a he.,
the flowers of freedom and make and called on American supp
them blossom.” Chinese students for Chin,es® ^udents. P e
said their black and yellow signs help us. Help us stop this
bloodshed!
Both the Chinese and Ameri-
can national anthems were sung
by demonstrators. Chants such as
Jown with the Communist Par-
ty!, Save China!, Kill the killers!,”
and “Blood for blood!” also
fo/the“deadTn "See Students, page 2
Ethnic violence claims 50
southeast of Moscow following
more than a week of bloody clash-
es between Uzbeks and members
of an ethnic Turkish minority, the
Meskhi. But he indicated the situ-
ation was still explosive.
An Interior Ministry spokes-
man said 6,000 internal security
troops had been sent to restore
order in the Fergana Valley, a
national center of grape and cot-
Some oFthe 12,000 Meskhi in
the area were evacuated Sunday
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ASSOCIATED PRESS the center of Beijing last Saturday
■ on orders from the hard-line hier-
BEIJ1NG - Armies backing archy, killing hundreds in the
hard-line and moderate govern- most violent suppression of a
ment leaders traded gunfire popular movement in Communist
Tuesday, and citizens urged sol- China’s 40-year history. ...... _r.— - „ . .
diers they considered friendly to The 28th was believed loyal to ing, Chengdu, Shenyang and oth-
kill those who crushed a popular Zhao Ziyang, a moderate who er cities.
movement for freedom. challenged the conservatives and White House press. secretary associated press
The U.S. administration said it was stripped of his post as Com- Marlin Fitzwater said the United
appeared likely that China's se- munist Party leader. States has been m contact with
nior leaders had left Beijing. The Early Wednesday, a convoy of midlevel Chinese officials but
State Department in Washington 50 trucks and 10 armored vehicles failed to contact top-level otti-
urged the 1,440 Americans in ]eft the city center, controlled by cials. “The assumption has neen
Beijing to leave. the 27th Army. Boxes of supplies that the Jop-Jevel ^eogle
Three Chinese armies were re- were piled high in the trucks
ported in the Beijing area. Wit- when they returned from the east
nesses said soldiers from the 27th just after dawn.
and the 28th armies briefly fought Soldiers continued firing into
each other, but no casualties were crowds around Beijing on Tues-
listed. day and early Wednesday. Wit-
It was the 27th that drove pro- nesses said a small boy was killed -------
democracy demonstrators from and a girl wounded in the head ■ See China, page 9
in Moscow that authorities had
Fergana Valley 1,500 miles ■ See Violence, page 2
cruised the streets in vans as night
fell, beating up and shooting pass-
ers-by.
Anti-government demonstra-
tions spread to Shanghai^ Nanj-
er cities.
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>st as Com- Marlin Fitzwater said the United
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midlevel Chinese officials but
ition has been spasm of ethnic violence,^ arson
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moved out to other locations,” he
said.
On Tuesday, in the first ap-
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China.
“We must keep in mind the
people who have given the ulti-
bers onhe0'OU community de- democracy,”
nounced the Chinese government
with signs and chants on OU’s
$ South Oval Tuesday and
mourned the massacre of Beijing
students.
The demonstration was be-
P lieved to be the largest on campus
| in at least four years.
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” South Oval between 11:30 a.m.
and 1 p.m., gathering around the
| shady garden area in front of Biz-
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demonstrators wore black arm-
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countrymen, as well as headbands
that said, “Democracy” and
“Punish the Murderers.’
Chinese students held a wreath
ers with a sign that bore the Chi-
— nese symbol, “Dien,” or “mourn-
and Yu Umeng, Beijing graduate
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Burisk, Jennifer. The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 169, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 7, 1989, newspaper, June 7, 1989; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1822591/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.