20 years since Tiananmen
Pro-democracy demonstrators pitch tents in Beijing's Tiananmen Square May 1989 before their protests were cmore
Pro-democracy demonstrators pitch tents in Beijing's Tiananmen Square May 1989 before their protests were crushed by the People's Liberation Army on June 4, 1989. REUTERS/File
Hundreds of thousands of people fill Peking's central Tiananmen Square May 17, 1989 in front of the Monumenmore
Hundreds of thousands of people fill Peking's central Tiananmen Square May 17, 1989 in front of the Monument to People's Heroes and Mao's mausoleum in the biggest popular upheaval in China since the Cultural Revolution of the 1960's. REUTERS/Ed Nachtrieb
A military helicopter drops leaflets above Tiananmen Square May 22, 1989, which state that the student protmore
A military helicopter drops leaflets above Tiananmen Square May 22, 1989, which state that the student protesters should leave the Square as soon as possible. On the third day of martial law, the troops had yet to enter central Beijing. REUTERS/Shunsuke Akatsuka
Workmen try to drape the portrait of Mao Tse-Tung, in Tiananmen Square, China on May 23, 1989. REUTERS/Emore
Workmen try to drape the portrait of Mao Tse-Tung, in Tiananmen Square, China on May 23, 1989. REUTERS/Ed Nachtrieb
Crowds of jubilant students surge through a police cordon before pouring into Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1more
Crowds of jubilant students surge through a police cordon before pouring into Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989 during a pro-democracy demonstration. REUTERS/Stringer
A captured tank driver is helped to safety by students as the crowd beats him June 4, 1989. REUTERS/Stringmore
A captured tank driver is helped to safety by students as the crowd beats him June 4, 1989. REUTERS/Stringer
A Peking citizen stands passively in front of a convoy of tanks on the Avenue of Eternal peace in Tiananmenmore
A Peking citizen stands passively in front of a convoy of tanks on the Avenue of Eternal peace in Tiananmen Square June 5, 1989. REUTERS/Stringer
People queue in Beijing's Tiananmen Square December 24, 1993 to take a look at the embalmed body of the latmore
People queue in Beijing's Tiananmen Square December 24, 1993 to take a look at the embalmed body of the late Chairman Mao Zedong. REUTERS/Stringer
A municipal electrician peers down a remote control camera overlooking Beijing's Tiananmen Square February more
A municipal electrician peers down a remote control camera overlooking Beijing's Tiananmen Square February 23, 1997. REUTERS/Paul Barker
A young Chinese boy sporting a soldiers hat peers into the camera in Tiananmen Square as life returns to nomore
A young Chinese boy sporting a soldiers hat peers into the camera in Tiananmen Square as life returns to normal in Beijing February 26, 1997 following the six days of official mourning for the death of paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Middle school girls, sitting in Tiananmen Square, study for an afternoon history exam in front of scaffoldimore
Middle school girls, sitting in Tiananmen Square, study for an afternoon history exam in front of scaffolding supports for decoration June 18. Beijing is planning a seven-hour gathering in the square with 100,000 guests, but most capital residents are not invited and are encouraged by officials to watch the seven-hour extravaganza of dancing, song, fireworks, speeches and dragon-dancing on television ending with a 5:10 am July 1 flag raising.
Chinese visitors to Beijing's central Tiananmen Square stare at a television satellite dish set up near Themore
Chinese visitors to Beijing's central Tiananmen Square stare at a television satellite dish set up near The Great Hall of the People June 30, 1997. The dish will be used to beam live coverage nationwide and internationally of the huge party where 100,000 guests will watch a production of dance, song and fireworks to herald the handover of Hong Kong to China. The British colony reverts to Chinese rule at the stroke of midnight, June 30. REUTERS/Erik de Castro
Visitors (R) to Beijing's Tiananmen Square are closely monitored by police March 15, 1998, to prevent any pmore
Visitors (R) to Beijing's Tiananmen Square are closely monitored by police March 15, 1998, to prevent any petitions or demonstrations. REUTERS/Andrew Wong
People's Liberation Army soldiers carry the flag of the Communist Youth League during a ceremony in front omore
People's Liberation Army soldiers carry the flag of the Communist Youth League during a ceremony in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square May 4, 1998. REUTERS/Andrew Wong
Chinese soldiers adjust their caps as they perform drills outside the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmenmore
Chinese soldiers adjust their caps as they perform drills outside the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square June 4, 1998, the ninth anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the Chinese capital. REUTERS/Andrew Wong
Chinese volunteers clean the fence enclosing Beijing's Tiananmen Square against a backdrop of the Great Halmore
Chinese volunteers clean the fence enclosing Beijing's Tiananmen Square against a backdrop of the Great Hall of the People, the venue for the annual National People's Congress, or parliament, March 4, 1999. REUTERS/Andrew Wong
A Chinese woman hangs her head on June 1, 1999 as she leans against a barrier on the edge of Tiananmen Squamore
A Chinese woman hangs her head on June 1, 1999 as she leans against a barrier on the edge of Tiananmen Square which is sealed off for renovation. REUTERS/Andrew Wong
A Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier stands guard while a construction worker struggles to carry a hemore
A Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier stands guard while a construction worker struggles to carry a heavy load at Tiananmen Square in Beijing June 3, 1999. REUTERS/Natalie Behring
A Chinese worker walks along the ledge of a construction site on Beijing's Tiananmen Square December 10, 19more
A Chinese worker walks along the ledge of a construction site on Beijing's Tiananmen Square December 10, 1999. REUTERS/Natalie Behring
A Chinese man holds aloft an umbrella to shield his wife from harsh sunlight as she takes photos of his parmore
A Chinese man holds aloft an umbrella to shield his wife from harsh sunlight as she takes photos of his parents-in-law in front of a giant portrait of Sun Yat-Sen on Tiananmen Square, which was crowded with Chinese enjoying their week-long Labour Day holiday, May 2, 2000. REUTERS/Andrew Wong
Chinese policemen use a telescope to monitor Tiananmen Square in Beijing March 4, 2001. REUTERS/Stringer<more
Chinese policemen use a telescope to monitor Tiananmen Square in Beijing March 4, 2001. REUTERS/Stringer
Chinese policemen arrest a Falun Gong follower on Beijing's Tiananmen Square on New Year's day, January 1, more
Chinese policemen arrest a Falun Gong follower on Beijing's Tiananmen Square on New Year's day, January 1, 2001. REUTERS/Andrew Wong
Members of the banned Falun Gong sect wave and shout from inside a police bus after their arrest in Beijingmore
Members of the banned Falun Gong sect wave and shout from inside a police bus after their arrest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square October 1, 2000. REUTERS/Guang Niu
Chinese workers decorate Beijing's Tiannamen Square September 14, 2000, ahead of the country's national daymore
Chinese workers decorate Beijing's Tiannamen Square September 14, 2000, ahead of the country's national day celebrations October 1. REUTERS/Guang Niu
A Chinese worker paints a platform as he is surrounded by flags in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September more
A Chinese worker paints a platform as he is surrounded by flags in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 24, 2001. REUTERS/Guang Niu
Students from a Chinese police school perform martial arts to celebrate International Children's Day which more
Students from a Chinese police school perform martial arts to celebrate International Children's Day which falls on June 1 in Beijing Tiananmen Square May 31, 2002. REUTERS/Guang Niu
Chinese students ride past Tiananmen Square during a performance to celebrate the upcoming International Chmore
Chinese students ride past Tiananmen Square during a performance to celebrate the upcoming International Children's Day which falls on June 1 in Beijing's Tiananmen Square May 31, 2002. REUTERS/Guang Niu
Chinese TV producers film the Monument to the People's Heroes in Beijing's Tiananmen Square August 8, 2002,more
Chinese TV producers film the Monument to the People's Heroes in Beijing's Tiananmen Square August 8, 2002, ahead of the 16th Communist Party Congress. REUTERS/Guang Niu
Chinese Commerce and Industry police scrape rubbish off the ground near Tiananmen Square in Beijing Octobermore
Chinese Commerce and Industry police scrape rubbish off the ground near Tiananmen Square in Beijing October 14, 2002. REUTERS/Guang Niu
Chinese policemen (L) gather at a passageway under Tiananmen Square before starting their patrol during themore
Chinese policemen (L) gather at a passageway under Tiananmen Square before starting their patrol during the 16th Communist Party congress in Beijing November 12, 2002. REUTERS/China Photo
Attendants hold umbrellas as they wait for delegates to emerge from a session of the National People's Congmore
Attendants hold umbrellas as they wait for delegates to emerge from a session of the National People's Congress, or parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 11, 2003. REUTERS/Guang Niu
A view of Tiananmen Gate seen through a iron chain in Bejing April 28, 2003. REUTERS/Guang Niu
A view of Tiananmen Gate seen through a iron chain in Bejing April 28, 2003. REUTERS/Guang Niu
A child wears a mask as she is carried by her mother in a passageway under Tiananmen Square in Beijing May more
A child wears a mask as she is carried by her mother in a passageway under Tiananmen Square in Beijing May 5, 2003. REUTERS/Wilson Chu
Hundreds of thousands of revelers converge on Tiananmen Square to celebrate the 54th anniversary of the foumore
Hundreds of thousands of revelers converge on Tiananmen Square to celebrate the 54th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China October 1, 2003. REUTERS/Andrew Wong
An elderly Chinese souvenir vendor waits for customers near Tiananmen Square in Beijing October 10, 2003. more
An elderly Chinese souvenir vendor waits for customers near Tiananmen Square in Beijing October 10, 2003. REUTERS/Guang Niu
Red flags frame a kite in the shape of a jet plane at Tiananmen Square in Beijing March 23, 2004. REUTERS/Cmore
Red flags frame a kite in the shape of a jet plane at Tiananmen Square in Beijing March 23, 2004. REUTERS/China Photos
A cyclist rides down the Avenue of Eternal Peace through Beijing's Tiananmen Square, which is packed with tmore
A cyclist rides down the Avenue of Eternal Peace through Beijing's Tiananmen Square, which is packed with thousands of tourists on May 1, 2004 at the start of a week-long national holiday for China. REUTERS/Wilson Chu
A Chinese visitor lies in the shadow of a lamp on the ground at Beijing's Tiananmen Square June 2, 2004. Rmore
A Chinese visitor lies in the shadow of a lamp on the ground at Beijing's Tiananmen Square June 2, 2004. REUTERS/Staff
A Chinese worker drives a tractor to plough the lawn in Tiananmen Square in Beijing October 19, 2005. REUTEmore
A Chinese worker drives a tractor to plough the lawn in Tiananmen Square in Beijing October 19, 2005. REUTERS/China Newsphoto
Chinese paramilitary policemen patrol at Tiananmen Square in Beijing November 18, 2005.
Chinese paramilitary policemen patrol at Tiananmen Square in Beijing November 18, 2005.
A snowman sits as travelers visit Tiananmen Square in Beijing February 6, 2006. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
moreA snowman sits as travelers visit Tiananmen Square in Beijing February 6, 2006. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
Police officers escort a man to a waiting police vehicle for questioning after he started shouting at Tianamore
Police officers escort a man to a waiting police vehicle for questioning after he started shouting at Tiananmen Square in Beijing June 4, 2006. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
A girl waves a national flag in front of paramilitary policemen during a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmenmore
A girl waves a national flag in front of paramilitary policemen during a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing October 1, 2006. REUTERS/Joe Chan
A woman walks in Tiananmen Square next to the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the National People's more
A woman walks in Tiananmen Square next to the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the National People's Congress, in Beijing March 11, 2007. REUTERS/Jason Lee
People await the flag raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing August 5, 2007. REUTERS/Claro Cortemore
People await the flag raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing August 5, 2007. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
A man takes a photo of himself near a red wall beside the Tiananmen Square in Beijing August 7, 2007. REUTmore
A man takes a photo of himself near a red wall beside the Tiananmen Square in Beijing August 7, 2007. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Performers attend a rehearsal for the ceremony of the one-year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games,more
Performers attend a rehearsal for the ceremony of the one-year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing late August 7, 2007. REUTERS/Joe Chan
Chinese children rest on a sidewalk after their parents were asked to leave the area near Tiananmen Square,more
Chinese children rest on a sidewalk after their parents were asked to leave the area near Tiananmen Square, the venue of the 2008 Olympic countdown event in Beijing August 8, 2007. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
A man tries to sell watches bearing Chairman Mao Zedong's image and a book of his quotations in Beijing's Tmore
A man tries to sell watches bearing Chairman Mao Zedong's image and a book of his quotations in Beijing's Tiananmen Square October 13, 2007. REUTERS/David Gray
Military delegates take souvenir photos in Tiananmen Square ahead of the concluding session of the 17th Parmore
Military delegates take souvenir photos in Tiananmen Square ahead of the concluding session of the 17th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 21, 2007. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Police arrest a protester in Beijing's Tiananmen Square October 21, 2007 as delegates from China's Communismore
Police arrest a protester in Beijing's Tiananmen Square October 21, 2007 as delegates from China's Communist Party Congress leave after the concluding session. REUTERS/David Gray
The Great Hall of the People is reflected in a tuba played by a soldier for the welcoming ceremony for Costmore
The Great Hall of the People is reflected in a tuba played by a soldier for the welcoming ceremony for Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias in Beijing's Tiananmen Square October 24, 2007. REUTERS/David Gray
A worker prepares the red carpet before a ceremony for Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias, outside the Greamore
A worker prepares the red carpet before a ceremony for Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias, outside the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square, Beijing October 24, 2007. REUTERS/David Gray
A parliamentary policeman listens to his superior yell orders as he stands in front of the portrait of Chaimore
A parliamentary policeman listens to his superior yell orders as he stands in front of the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong before clearing people out of Tiananmen Square in Beijing March 2, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray
A paramilitary policeman throws the Chinese flag as he raises it in front of the portrait of Chairman Mao Zmore
A paramilitary policeman throws the Chinese flag as he raises it in front of the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong hanging in Beijing's Tiananmen Square March 5, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray
A Buddhist monk arrives for the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing's Tiananmen Square March 10, 20more
A Buddhist monk arrives for the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing's Tiananmen Square March 10, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray
A paramilitary police officer gestures towards a photographer to stop taking pictures, as tourists are cleamore
A paramilitary police officer gestures towards a photographer to stop taking pictures, as tourists are cleared from Tiananmen Square for a ceremony for the 2008 Olympic torch's arrival in Beijing, March 31, 2008. REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin
Chinese President Hu Jintao hands the Olympic torch to Olympic hurdler and gold medalist Liu Xiang (L) durimore
Chinese President Hu Jintao hands the Olympic torch to Olympic hurdler and gold medalist Liu Xiang (L) during the "Welcome Ceremony for the Olympic Flame and the Launching Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay" at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, March 31, 2008. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
A paramilitary policeman watches visitors at Tiananmen Square in Beijing May 1, 2008. REUTERS/Reinhard Kramore
A paramilitary policeman watches visitors at Tiananmen Square in Beijing May 1, 2008. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
A crowd observe a three-minute silence in Beijing's Tiananmen Square May 19, 2008, for those who have died more
A crowd observe a three-minute silence in Beijing's Tiananmen Square May 19, 2008, for those who have died in the massive earthquake that struck Sichuan Province last week. REUTERS/David Gray
China's national flag flies at half-mast at Tiananmen Square in Beijing May 19, 2008. China began three daymore
China's national flag flies at half-mast at Tiananmen Square in Beijing May 19, 2008. China began three days of national mourning for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake that struck a week ago. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
A man takes a photograph before the start of the flag raising ceremony at dawn in Beijing's Tiananmen Squarmore
A man takes a photograph before the start of the flag raising ceremony at dawn in Beijing's Tiananmen Square June 4, 2008. REUTERS/David Gray
Pictogram sculptures of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are hanged to the construction site of an Olympic exmore
Pictogram sculptures of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are hanged to the construction site of an Olympic exhibit near the Monument to the People's Heroes on Beijing's Tiananmen Square July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Visitors gather at Beijing's Tiananmen Square July 27, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Visitors gather at Beijing's Tiananmen Square July 27, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Lee
A couple walks under heavy rain at Beijing's Tiananmen Square July 31, 2008. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
A couple walks under heavy rain at Beijing's Tiananmen Square July 31, 2008. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
A dancer rests before her turn to perform during a morning show at Beijing's Tiananmen Square August 1, 200more
A dancer rests before her turn to perform during a morning show at Beijing's Tiananmen Square August 1, 2008. REUTERS/Nir Elias
Performers wear costumes of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games mascots during a performance in Tiananmen Squaremore
Performers wear costumes of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games mascots during a performance in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, August 2, 2008. REUTERS/Andy Gao
An eight-year-old girl carries a toy gun as she walks across Tiananmen Square ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olymore
An eight-year-old girl carries a toy gun as she walks across Tiananmen Square ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 5, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
People cheer at Tiananmen Square before the opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 8, 2more
People cheer at Tiananmen Square before the opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 8, 2008. REUTERS/Nir Elias
People holding a Chinese flag gesture as they walk towards an underpass near Tiananmen Square in Beijing Aumore
People holding a Chinese flag gesture as they walk towards an underpass near Tiananmen Square in Beijing August 12, 2008. REUTERS/Nir Elias
Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (R) of Kenya leads as competitors run past Tiananmen Gate after the start of the men'smore
Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (R) of Kenya leads as competitors run past Tiananmen Gate after the start of the men's marathon at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 24, 2008. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
People leave Forbidden City at Tiananmen Square before the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Gammore
People leave Forbidden City at Tiananmen Square before the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing August 24, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
A girl celebrates during the fireworks on Tiananmen Square during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 more
A girl celebrates during the fireworks on Tiananmen Square during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing August 24, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Policemen ride newly equipped Harley-Davidson motorcycles during their patrols on Tiananmen Square at a phomore
Policemen ride newly equipped Harley-Davidson motorcycles during their patrols on Tiananmen Square at a photo call in Beijing December 8, 2008. REUTERS/Paul Zhang
Hostesses pose for pictures on Tiananmen Square during the closing ceremony of the Chinese People's Politicmore
Hostesses pose for pictures on Tiananmen Square during the closing ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 12, 2009. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
Participants hold a Chinese national flag and shout slogans to cheer for Sichuan after three minutes of moumore
Participants hold a Chinese national flag and shout slogans to cheer for Sichuan after three minutes of mourning for the Sichuan earthquake victims at Tiananmen Square in Beijing May 12, 2009. REUTERS/Christina Hu
A participant waves his fist in front of a Chinese national flag to cheer for Sichuan before three minutes more
A participant waves his fist in front of a Chinese national flag to cheer for Sichuan before three minutes of mourning for the Sichuan earthquake victims at Tiananmen Square in Beijing May 12, 2009. REUTERS/Christina Hu
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