China Blacks Out Tiananmen Coverage in Massive Media Lock down
VOA's Mandarin Service and news agencies contributed to this report.
The Chinese government on Tuesday went to extraordinary lengths to block media coverage and social media participation marking the 30th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy protests on Tiananmen Square — even as dozens of ceremonies commemorating the event were held worldwide and in Hong Kong.
Pro-Communist party media including Xinhua, People's Daily, Global Times, and CCTV had no mention of the anniversary. Internet in China, tightly controlled by the government, was mostly silent on Tiananmen mentions — save for scant postings that made it past censors.
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