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introduction

After all others had been silenced, his lonely act of defiance against the Chinese regime amazed the world. What became of him? And 20 years later, has China succeeded in erasing this event from its history?

The Tank Man

interviews

China specialists, journalists and eyewitnesses to Tiananmen 1989.

analysis

The Tank Man ...The Legacy of June Fourth...Can China Stay On the Road It's On?...Attempting to Erase History...

the struggle to control information

Four experts assess China's Internet censorship and how the West has reported it.

memory of tiananmen

A timeline and eyewitness accounts of the 1989 confrontation between the Chinese people and their government - and how the world reacted.

Podcast: Tiananmen 20 Years Later with FRONTLINE producer Antony Thomas andThe New Yorker writer Evan OsnosTake our podcast survey
Producer's Chatblank Join the Discussion
Making the Film - q and a with filmmaker antony thomas
roundtable: democracy, sooner or later?

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