Beijing cancels vigil for 'Rape of Nanking' author
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-11-23 10:12

The acclaimed Chinese-American author Iris Chang was eulogized in simultaneous ceremonies in northern California, Washington and Nanjing, China, after her apparent suicide earlier this month. [AFP]

Beijing police canceled a candlelight vigil scheduled for Monday night to memorialize "Rape of Nanking" author Iris Chang, who killed herself in California earlier in the month.

Police asked for a halt to the event after hearing 10 lead organizers discussing it on Monday morning, one organizer said.

The 10 are Chinese citizens, some of whom have a history of organizing anti-Japan protests in Beijing.

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