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British document reveals death figures
At the time of this massacre, the then British Ambassador Alan Donald, posted in Beijing, the capital of China, sent a letter to London giving full details of the incident. In the letter, he had written that at least 10 thousand people had died in this incident. This letter is kept in the National Archives of Britain. The reporting of this incident in China was also extensively censored from China at that time. China still has strict restrictions on reporting this incident.
Watch the video of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
What was the whole incident of Tiananmen Square
In June 1989, millions of pro-democracy activists gathered at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. A large number of students and laborers were also involved in this. These protests began after the death of former Communist Party general secretary and reformist Hu Yaobang. Hu Yaobang was removed from office by the then Chinese government due to opposition in political and economic policies. After which he was murdered.
People were targeted with tanks and bullets
To quell the six-week-long demonstration, on June 3-4, the Chinese army fired guns and tanks on peacefully protesting unarmed civilians. A large number of protesters were killed in this action. During this, this place became famous all over the world after a picture of a young man trying to stop a Chinese army tank was published.
China still calls the action of Tiananmen Square correct
China even today justifies Beijing’s historic Tiananmen Square massacre as completely correct. Also, he has said many times that his socialist political model is the right choice to run the country. Last year, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian called the demonstration a political disruption. He said that we are committed to continue socialism with Chinese characteristics. He called on the US to keep ideological bias away, correct its mistakes and stop interfering in China’s domestic affairs in any way.
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