Tian An Men Memorial Sought
Legislation was introduced in the Senate on Thursday to name a small plot of land across from the Chinese Embassy here Tian An Men Square Memorial Park.
“It would express, silently and reverently, the sorrow Americans feel for those who were slaughtered in Beijing, those who are now facing brutal treatment in public trials and those who have or will become victim to vicious public humiliation and execution,” said Sen. Malcolm Wallop (R-Wyo.), one of the bill’s three principal sponsors.
“Every time Chinese diplomats look out of their windows, they will be looking on a place of free thought and speech,” said Sen. Alan J. Dixon (D-Ill.) “Hopefully, over time, these principles will sink into the hard hearts of the present brutal regime.”
Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.) is the bill’s third sponsor.
Tian An Men Square in Beijing was the scene of pro-democracy protests by students and workers and the site of their subsequent massacre by the Chinese military.
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