Twenty-six years ago today, as communism was being dismantled in Europe, the massive political protests at Tiananmen Square in Beijing were ended by government forces. To do that, they killed at least 241 people, but we will probably never know how exactly many. The Chinese government has kept any discussion of the Tiananmen Square Massacre underground. It is just not spoken of.
China is again taking extraordinary measures to ensure that no anniversary commemorations occur, such as monitoring the victim’s mothers and censoring the very mention of even tangentially related search terms. However, in Hong Kong, where protests are going on this year, crowds have gathered to remember. -via reddit
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I remember it vividly. I was in a motel room, sick with a very nasty flu. I think that I saw Tank Man live.
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No, the guy in the iconic photo was pulled away by other protesters. What happened to him later is a mystery. Friends will not identify him, the government will not admit he exists. I suppose it's the same way with those who were killed.
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I always thought that that guy was run over. But now I don't think he was. What kind of info do we have about the other people that were killed?
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