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BEIJING -- Police in China beat and detained political activistsmarking the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown on theTiananmen Square democracy protests on Sunday, rights campaignerssaid. Officers used violence against activists in the southeast provinceof Fujian and detained them, while more than 30 people who came toBeijing to petition were held and forced to return to theirhome province, the activists reported. Around 20 rights defenders were stopped by police and beaten thismorning on May First Square, Shi Liping, the wife of activist LinBingxing, told AFP by phone from Fuzhou, capital of Fujianprovince. The police said they were going to 'beat them to death.' Theytook about eight people into custody, including my husband. I fearhe has been beaten badly. Police in Fuzhou contacted by AFP denied anyone had been detained. People's Liberation Army soldiers stormed into central Beijing onJune 3-4, 1989, firing upon unarmed demonstrators and citizens,killing hundreds if not thousands, as they ended six weeks ofdemocracy protests on Tiananmen Square. More than two decades later, Beijing still considers the incident a counter-revolutionary rebellion and a political storm andhas refused to acknowledge any wrongdoing or consider compensationfor those killed. In Beijing, police detained at least 30 activists from easternZhejiang province at a railway station Saturday and put them on abus back to their hometown of Wuxi. The police told us it was because of June 4 (the day of thecrackdown), that during sensitive periods they had to clean upunstable elements, petitioner Xie Qiming told AFP from the bus. No one was beaten, but there were no legal procedures either,they just forced us on to the bus and are sending us home. Any mention of the 1989 protests is banned in state media. But the overseas dissident website in recent daysurged those opposed to the crackdown to dress in black and stroll in public places throughout China on June 3-4. The call, which spread through numerous microblogs, was similar toones last year urging Chinese to hold protests akin to those thatspread through the Arab world. In recent days, thousands of people have strolled down the mainstreet of Wansheng district in the southwestern city of Chongqingin protest against the local government while businesses have beenon strike, locals and microblog postings said. When contacted by AFP, Wansheng police refused to confirm theveracity of photos posted on microblogs showing more than 10,000people marching on Friday night. Veteran dissident Hu Jia said on his microblog that police hadstepped up security around the homes of numerous politicalactivists and social critics in Beijing. Rights activists and lawyers said police had also contacted themand warned against participating in activities marking thecrackdown. Numerous members of the underground Shouwang Protestant church werealso detained by police and prevented from attending a Sundayoutdoor service in Beijing due to the sensitive date, members saidon a church blog. I am an expert from rechargeable-lithiumbatteries.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Rechargeable Lithium Batteries , China Lithium Thionyl Chloride Battery, Rechargeable Lithium Batteries,and more.
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