Never Forget
As the memory dims and the lights are extinguished, it's more important than ever to remember the 4th of June, 1989, when the Chinese army crushed student dreams
On June 4, 1989, the tanks of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) moved in on the peaceful protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The massed students had been gathered for weeks, pushing for the country’s leadership to take action on a range of grievances. Their wide-ranging demands included demanding the introduction of democracy and guaranteeing ind…
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