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The Guardian - UK
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Beyond Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen protests 1989: Protests on West Chang'an Avenue near Tiananmen Square
1 June 1989: Protests on West Chang'an Avenue near Tiananmen Square Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: The Goddess of Democracy statue in Tiananmen Square, Beijing
The Goddess of Democracy statue in the square – it was constructed out of foam and papier-mâché by students at the Central Academy of Fine Arts Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: An armoured vehicle passes cyclists, Fuxing Road at Gongzhufen
4 June 1989: An armoured vehicle passes cyclists Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: An ambulance carrying wounded people drives west from Tiananmen Square
An ambulance carrying wounded people drives west from Tiananmen Square Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: A crowd gathers around the human remains in front of PLA 301st Hospital
A crowd gathers around human remains in front of a hospital Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: Civilians climb atop an armoured vehicle Fuxing Road, Beijing
Civilians climb on to an armoured vehicle in front of the Military Museum Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: Armoured vehicles are set ablaze by civilians, Fuxing Road
Armoured vehicles are set ablaze by civilians after the crews were forced out Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: Armoured vehicles set on fire by civilians, West Changan Street, Muxudi
Armoured vehicles set on fire by civilians Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: Civilians watch a military armoured vehicle drive by
Civilians watch an armoured vehicle drive past Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: Civilians flee from gunfire at intersection of Fuxing and Wanshou Roads
Civilians flee gunfire Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: Tanks patrol the streets, Muxudi, Beijing.
5 June 1989: The day after the crackdown, tanks patrol the streets – soldiers in trucks following the tanks point guns at civilians on the road Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: PLA solders block the road to collect the bodies from the destroyed trucks
Soldiers block the road to collect bodies from destroyed trucks Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: A tank pushes through a roadblock of buses set up by civilian protesters.
A tank pushes through a roadblock of buses set up by civilian protesters. Military convoys from Tiananmen Square led by tanks are at this stage patrolling the streets several times a day Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: After the tank patrol passes, civilians push buses back at a roadblock
After a tank patrol passes, civilians push buses back into place at a roadblock Photograph: Withheld
Tiananmen protests 1989: Graffiti on the south wall of Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
Anti-government graffiti on the wall of Zhongnanhai, where top Chinese Communist party officials reside Photograph: Withheld
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