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Walz Was in the US, Not Asia, During Tiananmen Protests, Reports Minnesota Radio
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tim Walz, the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate, has made claims regarding his presence during the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown that are now under scrutiny. Minnesota public radio recently reported that he was not in Hong Kong or Asia during the time of the protests, despite his previous assertions.
Walz, who traveled extensively to China as a teacher in the 1990s and led trips for U.S. high school students, had previously mentioned that he was nearby during the Tiananmen demonstrations, which began in April 1989 and ended in June with a violent government crackdown that is believed to have resulted in numerous casualties.
In a statement made in 2014 to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen events, Walz referred to the "courage of Chinese reformers" and expressed how profoundly the situation affected him while he was living in Asia at the time.
During a Congressional hearing in 2014, Walz stated that he was in Hong Kong when the events were unfolding, mentioning that "several of us went into Tiananmen."
However, MPR News reported on September 30 that a photograph from May 16, 1989, showed Walz working at the National Guard Armory in Alliance, Nebraska. Additionally, a newspaper story from August 11 of that year noted that he would "leave Sunday en route to China."
The campaign for presidential candidate Kamala Harris did not provide any comments in response to these reports. Walz did not address questions about the issue while en route to a debate in New York with Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance.
Walz has faced criticism from Republicans for his remarks during his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, where he referred to "weapons of war" that he claimed to have carried, despite not serving in a combat zone during his 24 years in the National Guard. He has also identified himself as a retired command sergeant major, a designation he did not officially retire with due to incomplete paperwork.
