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Article: Clinton plan to visit Tiananmen Square reminder of crackdown
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- May 26, 1998
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ROBERT BURNS Associated Press Writer
AP Online
05-26-1998
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Once President Clinton decided to visit China next month, it probably was inevitable he would step into Tiananmen Square, the historic plaza that Americans equate with China's deadly anti-democratic ways.
Inevitable, too, that he would step into a storm of criticism from those who say he should boycott Tiananmen.
Asked today about calls from some in Congress to put off the trip or at least avoid Tiananmen, Clinton told reporters during an appearance in the Rose Garden, ``I think it would be a mistake to postpone the trip to China.'' He said closer relations with Beijing have advanced many U.S. foreign ...