'As for the political incident that took place in China and all related issues, our party and government have already come to a clear conclusion,' foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters at a regular briefing.
Hundreds, perhaps thousands were killed when the Communist leadership decided to send tanks and soldiers to quell weeks of pro-democracy protests in the heart of Beijing in June 1989.
At the time of the crackdown, the Communist Party called the Tiananmen movement a 'counterrevolutionary rebellion", and it has not strayed from this verdict ever since.
When asked whether the government would ever reassess that verdict, Mr Qin ignored the question.
China remains adamant that the policies it has pursued over the past two decades were correct, and that it has been vindicated by the country's newfound wealth and prestige.
'The facts prove that the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics we embarked on is consistent with the actual conditions in China and is... a reflection of the fundamental interests of the Chinese people,' he said. -- AFP