Tag Archives: Tank Man
Tiananmen Square Massacre – 25 Years Later Posted by sasha on Jun 4, 2014
Exactly 25 years ago today, a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protests occurred in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The protests began in April over the death of Hu Yaobang, a liberal reformer who was quite popular with students – especially his calls for freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and a more transparent Chinese government. What…