The Tiananmen Square Massacre
Dan Snow's History Hit
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🗓️ 15 August 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In 1989, Beijing's Tiananmen Square became the focus of large-scale demonstrations as mostly young students crowded into central Beijing to protest for greater democracy. On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops stormed through Tiananmen Square, firing into the crowds of protesters. The events produced one of the most iconic photos of the 20th century - of ‘Tank Man,’ an unidentified protester who stood in front of a line of army tanks.
Louisa Lim is an award-winning journalist who grew up in Hong Kong and reported from China for a decade. Louisa joins Dan on the podcast to discuss what led to the protests and how they grew, the turmoil that ensued and why the events remain a highly sensitive topic in China.
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| 1:13.6 | The beginning of June 1989. |
| 1:16.7 | The Chinese People's Liberation Army opened fire |
| 1:19.7 | on armed civilians in Beijing, |
| 1:22.6 | the capital of China, killing hundreds of people. |
| 1:27.4 | It was an appalling crime and it was one of those events |
| 1:29.7 | that we knew at the time was a moment of deep historic importance. |
| 1:34.8 | And as the years have passed, |
| 1:36.3 | that impression has only grown. |
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