No precise figures exist, estimates vary from hundreds to several thousands, both military and civilians (see death toll section) Western economic sanctions and arms embargoes on the People's Republic of China.Jiang Zemin, previously Party Secretary of Shanghai, promoted to General Secretary and paramount leader by Deng Xiaoping.Zhao Ziyang purged from General Secretary and Politburo.Rioters charged with violent crimes were executed in the following months.Protest leaders and pro-democracy activists later exiled or imprisoned.

More protests across China in reaction to the crackdown.

Several soldiers killed, thousands wounded by rioters on 3 to 4 June after civilians were killed on 3 June.Hundreds to thousands killed, thousands wounded inside and outside Tiananmen Square.Civilians – including bystanders, protesters (mainly workers), and rioters barricading the People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops – protesters shot by the PLA and police at multiple sites outside of the square in Beijing.Enforcement of martial law declared by Premier Li Peng in certain areas of Beijing executed by force from 3 June 1989 (declared from 20 May 1989 ( ) – 10 January 1990 ( ), 7 months and 3 weeks).Part of the Cold War, the Revolutions of 1989 and the Chinese democracy movement Template:Redirect-distinguish-text 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre For the event in Polish politics occuring on the same day, see 1989 Polish legislative election. Posts with the word can no longer be published, and are instead met with a prompt saying the content “violates the relevant laws or Weibo’s community guidelines.'4 June 1989' redirects here. The word “Leica” in English and Chinese is now censored from Weibo, a social media platform. “This film is dedicated to those who lend their eyes to make us see,” the screen says, commemorating photojournalists working in hostile environments.į/Naza Saatchi & Saatchi, the Brazilian advertising agency that made the video, did not respond to requests for comment. The five-minute Leica-branded clip follows a Western photographer in a Beijing hotel in 1989 who is confronted by police when he attempts to go outside to document the shooting of student protesters.Īt the end, he manages to get away and hovers by a window, adjusting his camera to shoot the iconic photo, “Tank Man,” a picture of a lone man standing in front of a convoy of tanks. The video, released earlier this week, comes just weeks before the 30 th anniversary of the student-led demonstrations were shut down after Chinese soldiers fired at protesters. German camera brand Leica has come under fire in China after the release of a promotional video that features the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

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