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Witness History: Tiananmen Square escape

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Tianamen Square Crackdown

29/05/2019 GMT

Tiananmen Square escape

BBC World Service - Witness History, Tiananmen Square escape

Dan Wang was the most wanted student leader after the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989.

On the evening of June the 3rd, 1989, the Chinese People’s Army opened fire on thousands of students who had been campaigning for democracy in the middle of Beijing.

On the evening of June the 3rd 1989, the Chinese People’s Army opened fire on thousands of students who had been campaigning for democracy in the middle of Beijing.

Dan Wang was a 20-year-old student leader from the elite Peking University and was one of the most high profile democracy activists. He says the demonstrators never thought their protests would end in bloodshed. He spoke to Witness History about how the Tiananmen Square crackdown changed his life.

 (Photo: Dan Wang speaking in Tiananmen Square. Credit: Peter Turnley/Corbis/Getty Images)

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