The Tiananmen Square Massacre
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Stranglehold on Free Information in China
In China, many people have never seen that picture before and they don't know what it is. One of the most famous photos of the 20th century and no one knows who it's all of all where he is. It's an extraordinary stranglehold on the inserts and images that Chinese government have. The initial Chinese figure of casualties was 241 which is much too low. There are still a lot of uncertainty about how many people died at Tiananmen.
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