In 1989, the U.S. Decided to Let Beijing Get Away With Murder

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The American decision to go softly on the butchers of Beijing after Tiananmen was based on false premises, writes gerardtbaker

There are many enduring images of the pro-democracy demonstrations by Chinese students in Tiananmen Square in the spring of 1989: the bloody denouement, of course, with its scenes of carnage; the heartbreaking sight of one man bravely standing unarmed and pacific in front of a People’s Liberation Army tank.

But for Americans, perhaps the most powerful and recognizable visual at the time was the image of the Goddess of Democracy, the makeshift statue constructed by the students and placed directly across from the portrait and...

 

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gerardtbaker Butchers of Beijing? So tell us how you really feel. Don't hide behind an effort to pose as objective journalists.

gerardtbaker Duped again

gerardtbaker Anything we question is classified in us they take you to court instead of graveyard here so still better in 🇺🇸.

gerardtbaker 五毛们今天该消停一天了吧

gerardtbaker There should be more reports and lessons learned from this question? How come these decisions happen and what should be done to avoid this happen again?!

gerardtbaker Yeah mom, the US has so much freedom of speech and human rights, but why did tweeter remove people's comments on fox new anchor? Why is Assange arrested? You ashaming yourself! Fix your phony country first!

gerardtbaker I knew it. It's Trumps fault right?

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