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Gadhafi: Tiananmen Crackdown Beneficial to National Unity

Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Become a Fan on FACEBOOK: on.fb.me Tiananmen massacre, after being covered by the communist regime for 20 years,was mentioned by Libyan dictator Gadhafi in a speech as an example of violent repression. Gadhafi said Beijing’s use of tanks to crash the Tiananmen movement shows that national unity is more important than the people on Tiananmen Square. His speech caused an uproar in the world media. As the protests in Libya were gaining momentum,in a televised speech, the dictator Gadhafi used the Tiananmen massacre in 1989 as an example. He said, “During the Tiananmen crackdown, tanks were used to deal with the demonstrators. This is not a joke. Should maintain national unity. People standing in front of the tanks were crushed to pieces. China’s unity was more important than people on the square. According to US magazine The Atlantic’s online article, experts at CNN and Qatari TV station Al Jazeera stood aghast upon hearing Gaddafi’s words. China Alliance against Political Persecution’s Liu Yinquan said, Gaddafi’s reference was ridiculous. He was finding excuses for suppressing the people. Liu said that China’s unity and division are not directly related to the Tiananmen crackdown. Liu: Without the crackdown, China wouldn’t divide. People on Tiananmen Square demanded democracy and anti-corruption. If reforms took place, a unified China would be developing orderly. The society would be more equitable. These could only be more beneficial to …