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What happens when four Chinese students are shown the famous photo of the Tank Man?
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i think this video speaks volumes about how tight and controlled China has their media and, maybe even, the history books. What a shame!!!
Those Chinese students seemed very cautious and extremely evasive in their answers whilst being interviewed as they knew all too well that any comments or signs of recognition of the 'Tank Man' would cause them much trouble. I think that they knew who he was and the context, but were too frightened to say so. This says as much about the firmly controlling hold that the Chinese Authorities have on this once 'rebelious' enclave, which of course will not be tolerated. China may have done some 'window dressing' to suggest that contact with the 'West' has perhaps had some effect, but there is a very long way still to go before true freedom of speech, information and thought is available to the Chinese people.
Stop state terror around the world. It is the worse terror of all.
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yak
over 2 years ago
View all comments (1 more)This was fascinating. As an eyewitness she said the killings were much more widespread than is generally believed. As someone who was a witness in Hong Kong on June 4th and went into China immediately after I would like to also mention that the protests were much more widespread too, in many cities as far away as Kunming.
It is indeed sad that the victims have never stopped being victimized and this for 20 years!