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Tiananmen Square

"Passive" Resistance of 1989

At around 3:00am on June 4, 1989 tanks rolled forcefully through barricades down Changan Avenue, while troops of the People's Liberation Army rushed out of governmental buildings in the square. This was an army of the People and they did not show any sign of violence until shortly after, troops open fire into the crowds in and around Tiananmen Square. Many were killed and thousands were wounded; the actual casualties of the early morning are unknown. The student demonstrators were said to be peaceful and were, until the government declared Martial Law and troops occupied areas around the square. The army was said to have opened fire on a completely peaceful and non-threatening crowd, however when the first armored personnel carrier rolled into Tiananmen Square, one of the occupants was pulled from the vehicle, swarmed by demonstrators and beat to death in front of an entire regiment of the PLA. The crowd proceeded to set fire to vehicles and then......


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