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Tiananmen: 20 years on

CHINA | Thursday, 4 June 2009 | Views [160]

It was strange days to be in China. Perhaps even stranger to be reflecting on these moments 20 years on.

This is a well written piece about the iconic figure that stopped a line of tanks: http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/rebel.html

Incredible nobody seems to know his name.

Tags: tiananmen, courage, democracy

  

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