Jan 19, 2026
Most Viewed1989.6.4
On 4 June 1989 (commonly cited as "6/4"), Chinese troops and armoured units moved into Beijing to clear weeks‑long pro‑democracy protests centred on Tiananmen Square, resulting in a violent crackdown ...
Tiananmen Square Protests 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown in 1989
Fact-Checks
2 resultsJan 21, 2026
How have images like 'Tank Man' shaped international policy responses to China since 1989?
Photographs of “” crystallized the crackdown into a single, globally legible symbol that hardened Western public opinion and became a durable touchstone in diplomatic debates about . That symbolic pow...