Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,307.20	-80.41	-0.52%
S&P 500	1,655.35	-13.81	-0.83%
Nasdaq	3,463.30	-38.82	-1.11%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,307.20

-80.41

-0.52%

S&P 500

1,655.35

-13.81

-0.83%

Nasdaq

3,463.30

-38.82

-1.11%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,835.01	+13.36	0.47%
FTSE 100	6,840.27	+36.40	0.53%
DAX	8,530.89	+58.69	0.69%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,835.01

+13.36

0.47%

FTSE 100

6,840.27

+36.40

0.53%

DAX

8,530.89

+58.69

0.69%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,627.30	+246.24	1.60%
Hang Seng	23,261.10	-105.29	-0.45%
S&P/ASX 200	5,165.37	-14.69	-0.28%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,627.30

+246.24

1.60%

Hang Seng

23,261.10

-105.29

-0.45%

S&P/ASX 200

5,165.37

-14.69

-0.28%

Beijing Ex-Mayor Says June 4 Could’ve Been Avoided, SCMP Reports

By Stanley James - 2012-05-28T23:22:17Z

Chen Xitong, mayor of Beijing during China’s June 4, 1989, military crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square, says it was a “regrettable tragedy that could have been avoided,” the South China Morning Post reported, citing a book of interviews with the ex-official.

Chen, who was promoted to Beijing party secretary and made a Politburo member after the crackdown, was sentenced to 16 years in jail in 1998 on corruption charges, according to the Morning Post.

The 81-year-old said he didn’t know much about what was happening behind the scenes 23 years ago and was following orders, according the newspaper, which cited a copy of “Conversations with Chen Xitong” by Yao Jianfu, which goes on sale on June 1 in Hong Kong.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Stanley James at sjames8@bloomberg.net

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