{"id":1943780,"date":"2023-06-04T10:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-us-official-visits-china-on-anniversary-of-tiananmen-square-massacre\/"},"modified":"2023-06-04T10:40:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T14:40:59","slug":"senior-us-official-visits-china-on-anniversary-of-tiananmen-square-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-us-official-visits-china-on-anniversary-of-tiananmen-square-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"US senior official visits China on Tiananmen Square Massacre anniversary."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenior-us-official-visits-china-on-anniversary-of-tiananmen-square-massacre%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1943780&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>U.S. State Department Official to Visit China on Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0604\/dd4d5c9b-b91c-4dd4-ad67-451bee2485d0\/audio.mp3?length=4107789&#038;duration=342\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On the eve of the 34th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s Tiananmen Square Massacre, the U.S. State Department announced that Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink would be visiting China from June 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kritenbrink will be accompanied by National Security Council Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs Sarah Beran to \u201cdiscuss key issues in the bilateral relationship\u201d with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kritenbrink\u2019s official meetings in Beijing will begin on Monday. As always, Kritenbrink will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-us-official-visits-china-on-anniversary-of-tiananmen-square-massacre\/\" title=\"US senior official visits China on Tiananmen Square Massacre anniversary.\">raise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women's Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears 'Black Lives Matter'\">human rights<\/a> concerns<\/a> with Chinese officials and continue to advocate for fundamental freedoms in China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kritenbrink is then scheduled to deliver a speech at the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs Conference in Auckland on 8 June and will travel to Wellington through June 10 to participate in the U.S.-New Zealand Strategic Dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>He previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam during the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Daniel Kritenbrink, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, joins the keynote speakers for our flagship conference on 8 June. #NZIIA2023 Limited registrations are available here: https:\/\/t.co\/zca1r0jcJG pic.twitter.com\/Pbw0DP1HBe<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (@NZIIA_live) June 1, 2023<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Remembering the Tiananmen Square Massacre<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken also noted in a statement late June 3 that the United States would be observing the upcoming 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOn June 4th, 1989, the Government of the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) sent tanks into Tiananmen Square to brutally repress peaceful Chinese pro-democracy protesters and bystanders alike,\u201d he said. \u201cThe victims\u2019 bravery will not be forgotten and continues to inspire advocates for these principles around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">An estimated 300,000 Chinese soldiers\u2014many only 18 or 19 years old\u2014were deployed to disperse the student protesters in what would become a bloody massacre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shakespeares-monster-king-gets-a-new-look-a-virtuous-prince-and-wise\/\" title=\"A Noble Prince And Wise gives Shakespeare's's Monster King a new appearance.\">soldiers opened fire<\/a>, hundreds\u2014potentially thousands\u2014of protesters were estimated killed for standing up to say no to the CCP\u2019s oppression of human rights and freedoms in China under its one-party rule.<\/p>\n<p>Official CCP figures claim that 241 died in the incident, including soldiers, and that 7,000 were wounded.<\/p>\n<p>According to declassified documents provided by an unnamed whistleblower in December 2017, at least 10,000 were killed.<\/p>\n<h3>Tensions Simmer<\/h3>\n<p>Kritenbrink\u2019s visit comes after a secret China visit by CIA Director William Burns last month following a crisis over what President Joe Biden called a \u201csilly balloon\u201d that the United States alleged to be a spy bal<\/p>\n<div class=\"morearticles\">\n\t\t<strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_list\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/keep-ideals-alive-washington-vigil-pays-tribute-to-chinese-students-killed-in-tiananmen-square-massacre_5310320.html\">&#8216;Keep Ideals Alive&#8217;: Washington Vigil Pays Tribute to Chinese Students Killed in Tiananmen Square Massacre<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the US State Department announced that Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Daniel 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