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Tiananmen: 20 years before and after
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This is how Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China looks right now. But how did it look exactly 20 years ago?
In June 5th, 1989, amidst clashes in Tiananmen between the Chinese communist government and the democratic party, a courageous man known as the Tank Man stood in front of Chinese Tanks, impeding their advance.
Here’s a closer look. Little is known about what happened to the Tank Man, but twenty years later he is still one of the most iconic figures of the Chinese communism.
Democratic protests before the military took control.
Instant Ramen is not a blog about politics and I hate to discuss politics and love having Chinese/Taiwanese blood. One thing I do have to say: remember that oppression is not new and hiding out or conveniently forgetting or not writing in our text books about what a nation has done to their own or other people is a thing of everyday’s life in every government, Japan, China, USA, Russia, the list goes on. But the worst thing we can do is point fingers at who we think is doing bad things and forgetting that our own people have and do bad stuff too. Saying that what someone else did was worse is just a cheap excuse for evading what we have done bad.
Phew, that was my political whining for today ^^;;
Photos and article via Boston
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Tasty~
I wanna know about the outcome as it relates to “Tank Man”
anyone know off hand without searching??
I love how the two photos contrast each other, the roads have changed so much. the only way I recognised it was the street light.
Check out this documentary on the “tank man” and of the event on 06/04/89.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2300254722104314948
Interesting video. Indeed it is true that every other nation has ****ed others in the past, if you dig deep enough. No one nation is truly more “right” than any other.
Wow, did you take the first photo? Seems like the exact vantage point of the Tank Man shot. Compelling photos.