No bloodshed inside tiananmen square, cables claim,' the article cites an eyewitness account of the events at tiananmen square made by a chilean diplomat. After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between the demonstrators and the chinese government to find a peaceful resolution, the chinese government deployed troops to occupy the square on the night. More than thirty years later, the tiananmen square protests of 1989 remain a touchstone of a western mythology spun to challenge the fundamental legitimacy of the communist party of china
Revolution and counterrevolution: remembering Tiananmen 34 years later – Liberation News
