YORK UNIVERSITY: Scholars from Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies revive memories of Tiananmen.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-3 June 1999-YORK UNIVERSITY: Scholars from Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies revive memories of Tiananmen during 10th Anniversary of Beijing Massacre (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:020699 Toronto -- As democracy activists around the world remember the thousands of Chinese who died for freedom of speech and a free press June 4, 1989, scholars from Canada, the United States and Hong Kong will gather -- exactly a decade later -- for a conference entitled China Ten Years After Tiananmen, 1989-1999.

Sponsored by the University of Toronto/York University Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies, the conference will assess why China today appears to be stronger than ever, despite its pariah status immediately after Tiananmen. June 4, 1989,...