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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Tian' An Men Square II


Sí, aquí mismito. Esta es la famosa plaza gigantezca que sale en todas las películas y canales de noticias. Aquí es donde hacen los desfiles, no de carnaval, sino de despliegue atómico y radioactivo. Una como esta es la que quería Fidel en el malecón.

Fue aquí la famosa protesta de hambre de estudiantes en mayo de 1989 en demanda de más libertades.

Wikipedia dice:
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 were a series of demonstrations led by students, intellectuals, and labor activists in the People's Republic of China (PRC) between April 15, 1989 and June 4, 1989. While the protests lacked a unified cause or leadership, participants were generally critical of the ruling Chinese Communist Party and voiced complaints ranging from minor criticisms to calls for full-fledged democracy and the establishment of broader freedoms. The demonstrations centered on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, but large-scale protests also occurred in cities throughout China, including Shanghai, which stayed peaceful throughout the protests. In Beijing, the resulting military crackdown on the protesters by the PRC government left many civilians dead or injured. The toll ranges from 200–300 (PRC government figures), to 400–800 by The New York Times, and to 2,000–3,000 (Chinese student associations and Chinese Red Cross).

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