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steve  ·  3907 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Springtime In Tiananmen Square, 1989

Thanks very much for sharing this. This was a deeply troubling time for me when I was a kid. Before I was born until even now, my dad has traveled to China. When I was young, he went almost every year. He was supposed to go in June of 1989. I don't remember if he chose not to go, or if his visa was cancelled. Either way, I just remember being entirely freaked out.

I was fortunate enough to go to China with my dad in 1998. I wept like a baby when I visited Tiananmen Square.

A few years ago I watched a show on how the entire event has been removed from history in China. Here's a clip: