Tiananmen Square 30 years later: ‘Never heard of it’
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army killed thousands, some say, in a crackdown of young pro-democracy protests in 1989
04 June 2019 - 13:38
Beijing — Tourists thronged Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday amid tighter-than-usual security, although most visitors approached by Reuters said they were unaware of the bloody crackdown on student-led protests 30 years ago, or would not discuss it.
The anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, when Beijing sent troops and tanks to quell pro-democracy activists, is not spoken of openly in China and will not be formally marked by the government, which has ramped up censorship...
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