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Pain remains 30 years on from Tiananmen

Tank man

The photograph of ‘tank man’ - taken on 5 June in Tiananmen Square, became one of the most iconic images of modern history. Source: Getty Images

Today marks 30 years since the Chinese government crushed a student-led demonstration at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Two men who were at the square during the 1989 protests have told SBS News it was a day that changed their lives forever. They were adversaries at the time, but three decades on, they are united by a desire to keep the memory of Tiananmen alive.


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Today marks 30 years since the Chinese government crushed a student-led demonstration at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Two men who were at the square during the 1989 protests have told SBS News it was a day that changed their lives forever. They were adversaries at the time, but three decades on, they are united by a desire to keep the memory of Tiananmen alive.



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