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Show Al4 TheSalt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLDSaturday, May 22, 1999 China Sees Anti-U.S. Acts Villagers Hope Curse Lifted as As Welcome Diversion Bomb protests distract from Tiananmen anniversary KNIGHT-RIDDER NEWS SERVICE BEIJING — Ten years 2 Daniel Wu was too young to wu derstand the passion of Chinese have urged peopleto light candles, wear plain clothes and turn offtheir beepers s on behalf of moeracy suf- students who defied authorities an extremely big setback to protest for democracy and clean government Butit all clicked for him on May when NATO bombs hit the Bel by taking over Tiananmen Square 9, as the 25-year-old graduate student ai e Jeijing University foundhimself pulled into the vor- tex of protest for thefirst time, marching with exhilaration on the U.S. Embassy beganto understandwhy stu dents in 1989 did what they did Wu said. “They were concerned about the future of our country This time, though, it is national ism — not calls for Western-style democracy — that is sweeping campuses across China, as antago: nism has surged toward the Unit ed States since NATO bombed grade embassy — anact widely viewedhere as intentional Even myfriends working around me, who are usually proWestern, now their feelings have changed,” Yang said Ren Wanding, a Beijing-based activist who has spent 20 years campaigning for political reform, said the continued bombing in Yugoslavia “makes people doubt the U.S. policy on humanrights And it also puts our activities here ina very embarrassing situation.” For the past decade, the Chi- nese government has beentrying to frame how people remember the Tiananmen protests. When MummyBuried THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NABALICONG, Philippines — A stolen 500-year-old mummy of a tribal hero wasreturned Friday to a mountain village where it will be reburied in rites so laden with beliefs that sneezing is forbidden. The remains of Apo Annu, be- lievedbyvillagers to be the son of a goddess, were taken from Manila’s National Museumto Nabalicong village in northern Benguet province, where it was stolen in 1918. Apo Annu is heavily tattooed from neckto foot, a symbol of his as a highpriest rs believe his return will lift a curse that brought earth- quakes, pestilence and bad har- vests after it wasstolen. In a preparatory ceremony, a groupofelderly men passed cups ofricewine to villagers gathered around the remains. They then slaughtered pigs, dogs and a For authorities worried about the People’s Liberation Army fired on the student demonstra- occurredin the village to commemorate the bloody end tors 10 years ago, it left a gaping and unhealed — wound in the burial arefighting, breaking glass China's Embassy in Belgrade anti-government demonstrations of pro- protests Tiananmen Square in in 1989, the psyche of the Chinese people The generation of students in focus on patriotism is a welcome advertently energized by the images at the U.S. Embassy here werestraight from thosedays, the post-Tiananmen period marked at onceby intoleranceofpolitical andless likely to challenge the of- nomie freedom. Like everyonein China, theystill are barred from diversion. But while the recent reality is that college students to day generally are more content ficial line that the government had to quash the Tiananmen protests to keepthe countryfromunraveling Veterans of the Tiananmen protests lament howthecountry’s NATO bombin} chicken to banish theevil that had Amongthe taboos during the and sneezing or making other bodily noises Pat Roque/The Associated Press National Museum Director Gabriel Casal, left, Gov. Raul Molintas of Benguet province and Orlando Albinion view mummified tribal folk hero Apo Annu in Manila, the Philippines. The 500-year-old remains were returned to the Philippine governor after being stolen in 1918. grownup ina dissent andthe promotionof eco THE QUALCOMM1920 $99.99 actively opposing the Communist Party. But they now are free to decide where they will work, free to travel. Andthey haveaccess to more information, especially 120 MINUTES FOR$29.99 PER MONTH OR CHOOSE 400 MINUTES FOR $49.99 PER MONTH. 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