". . . a republic, if you can keep it."
The Shanghai Composite Index was down 64.89 on the anniversary of the massacre, which occurred on June 4, 1989.
Written in the American style, the date of Tiananmen Square was 6/4/89.
The WSJ also notes that the days opening was 2,346.98, which seems to refer to 23, and the date reversed.
Predictably, of course, searches for Shanghai Composite Index were banned on Weibo within hours.
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In a matter of days, the number of expected foreign visitors to Tibet has gone from millions to zero.
Chinese authorities alerted foreign travel agencies Tuesday that they would no longer be issuing entry permits to Tibet, the latest in a series of regulations being put on travelers to Tibet. The announcement follows the self-immolation of two Tibetans last week.
Tibet is no stranger to Chinese interference in its tourism industry. Tibet’s failed rebellion in March 1959 and the event’s annual memorial on National Uprising Day has chronically put the region at odds with the People’s Republic of China. In 2008, protests after National Uprising Day turned into riots that were met with violence by PRC forces. The Chinese government temporarily closed Tibet to foreign visitors. That is a now-annual practice in March, and during other national events significant to the Chinese government. (Read more)