Posted on 06/03/2009 10:24:52 AM PDT by Jess Kitting
Several hundred civilians have been shot dead by the Chinese army during a bloody military operation to crush a democratic protest in Peking's (Beijing) Tiananmen Square.
Tanks rumbled through the capital's streets late on 3 June as the army moved into the square from several directions, randomly firing on unarmed protesters.
The injured were rushed to hospital on bicycle rickshaws by frantic residents shocked by the army's sudden and extreme response to the peaceful mass protest.
Demonstrators, mainly students, had occupied the square for seven weeks, refusing to move until their demands for democratic reform were met.
The protests began with a march by students in memory of former party leader Hu Yaobang, who had died a week before.
But as the days passed, millions of people from all walks of life joined in, angered by widespread corruption and calling for democracy.
Tonight's military offensive came after several failed attempts to persuade the protesters to leave.
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Never forget!
May God bless the Chinese patriots who paid the ultimate price in standing up to communist tyranny!
Thanks to zer0, next time those seeking freedom will be run down by Hummers.
And God help us build and maintain COURAGE if history should repeat itself in some other square: Times Square, frinstance.
Amen
Brings back memories.
Keep this in mind when planning a march on Washington, folks. Remember the Bonus Army incident while you're at it.
When was Tomothy Geithner over there studying Chinese?
That photo still gets me every time.
In the square, there was a statue of a student who spoke out against the government. The punch line is it was 70-80 years ago.
I asked her about any markers or signs about the demonstrations in 89. She said she never heard of it.
I shudder to see how quickly the transition to Socialism is taking place, and how most of the American people seem oblivious to it. We are on the road to tyranny, with an extreme Marxist in the driver's seat.
Our freedoms are being eroded away with almost every new law and executive order signed by "the King." How much longer must this power grab go on unchecked?
If Obama gets his way, the U.S. will be a "police state" before the year is over.
I actually was tuning into Radio Beijing’s shortwave English language broadcast when the announcer started out broadcasting that the crackdown was starting. An hour later Radio Beijing came back on, only this time they were back to reporting the Party Line.
I always wondered what was the fate of that brave announcer.
I’ll never forget watching that on tv at age 12 and not being able to understand why these people were being massacred for wanting to be free.
nufsed
almost 2 years ago i stood in tianamen square thinking about that guy and the inevitable massacre, and i was moved to tears by the knowledge of what had happened in the place where i was standing.
Of course, in the Baltic States, the vehicles didn’t stop...they just crushed people.
About as likely as a Bush being there doing business with the Chicoms. Neither the DEMs not the GOP have a good record on dealing with China. Both are more concerned about lining theirs or their family and friends pockets than dealing seriously with China. Bush Sr should have ended all ties with the Chicoms that day. Our nation would be much better off now had he only done so.
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