Changes

It began to rain in the afternoon of June 4, 1989 in Beijing. Bodies could be seen alongside the roads, from Muxidi to Tiananmen. Tanks were on the streets. CCTV announced the official enforcement of martial law. TV anchors dressed in dark colors and spoke in a weak voice. The female anchor cried while reporting on a natural disaster.

It began to rain in the afternoon of June 4, 1989 in Beijing. Bodies could be seen alongside the roads, from Muxidi to Tiananmen. Tanks were on the streets. CCTV announced the official enforcement of martial law. TV anchors dressed in dark colors and spoke in a weak voice. The female anchor cried while reporting on a natural disaster.

 

A dramatic scene appeared on the street the next day, June 5, when a young man stood in front of a rank of running tanks. The tanks were forced to stop. The image was captured by a western reporter and immediately became widespread outside China.  Protests of the killings were held everywhere in China and in the world, except in Beijing, where it suddenly fell into a chilling silence after months of excitement and unsettledness.

A dramatic scene appeared on the street the next day, June 5, when a young man stood in front of a rank of running tanks. The tanks were forced to stop. The image was captured by a western reporter and immediately became widespread outside China.  Protests of the killings were held everywhere in China and in the world, except in Beijing, where it suddenly fell into a chilling silence after months of excitement and unsettledness.

 

Government spokesman Yuan Mu said on June 6 that there were 23 students and hundreds of soliders died during the crackdown and insisted that "no casualities on the Square." The government later revised the number several times.

Government spokesman Yuan Mu said on June 6 that there were 23 students and hundreds of soliders died during the crackdown and insisted that "no casualities on the Square." The government later revised the number several times.