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China tightens security to curb Tiananmen observance
Beijing tightened security and closed Tiananmen Square to deter commemorations of the 1989 crackdown. In Shanghai, writer Wang Ruowang, linked to protests, was arrested in September and remains missing. Officials warned foreign outlets, while campuses and streets showed limited anniversary activity and mass play on the square for schoolchildren.
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