This June will be the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing ; 六四事件.
Friends in China have never learned anything about these terrible events. The Chinese government censors its Internet so that sites like Facebook and Youtube are blocked.
When a person in China searches the term "Tienanmen Square" the results are filtered so that no images, video or information about this tragedy ever appear to Chinese citizens.
Just 25 years later, even students from the same universities from which the protestors came, have no knowledge of the protests, violence and killings. Therefore, I have downloaded the 2006 PBS Frontline documentary, "Tank Man" and am sharing it online for my Chinese friends to watch.
Estimates vary widely from a few hundred to 3000-4000 students and protesting civilians who were killed by police and military - many were innocent young teenagers who were watching or photographing the protests. When students ran from military tanks, many where shot in their backs as they ran away. Large military rounds (bullets) were used, which tore their bodies apart.
Anyone who has not learned about this incident should watch this documentary film. I have leaned much more than I previously knew by watching it during this process. PBS's Frontline is a highly respected documentary series which has aired on public television since 1983.
I hope you will share these links with anyone who has not been educated about "Tiananmen Square", especially if you know Chinese friends who have never learned about it. I have tried to make the 7 parts as small as possible while keeping good quality. My re-processed copy is posted and can be shared to anyone here:
http://www.sendspace.com/filegroup/TMD%2F4oQHWeEPGsBDPk%2FOiR%2BjlZ0zTpdl9ZdM04zHzOHH34Kj7MFyt5zetVodhRFhoNqSiZ1Ds7dwyb1ZezGOyc5cbZ14br5R
Of course, if your Internet is not censored, you can watch it streamed here:
http://video.pbs.org/video/1146923141/
or
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/
"Those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana
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The Tank Man (entire documentary) lower quality
http://youtu.be/HNtA8RZ1FAA
Chinese Students Unaware of the "Tank Man"
http://youtu.be/xuuddurPLV8
PBS Tankman Intro
http://youtu.be/2POKRu3ACxw
Frontline The Tank Man Preview
http://youtu.be/2Zc-N_rqPRI
