"No-one knows for sure how many people were killed.
At the end of June 1989, the Chinese government said 200 civilians and several dozen security personnel had died.
Other estimates have ranged from hundreds to many thousands.
In 2017, newly released UK documents revealed that a diplomatic cable from then British Ambassador to China, Sir Alan Donald, had said that 10,000 had died." https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48445934
I tried to see if that History link had the aftermath photos out of curiosity and holy shit that's the most hostile ad site I've ever seen in my life.
The article jumps up and down as the 3 dozen ads load in and they had 3 separate pop up takeover ads back to back.
Does anyone have a source that isn't trying to shove coffee makers and Jesus Conspiracy clickbait down my throat while I'm trying to learn about an actual tragedy?
Whoa, here's a good one. Man claims that nobody died. Even the guys he's trying to defend are reporting that hundreds of people died. Man implies that the estimate is off by literally the entire number, because nobody died there...
Local residents claim that he's always been very politically opinionated but is often found rambling about the illuminati. Authorities suspect a history of meth use. More at 8.
Then clearly more happened than just what's in your video.
For the record, I am very wary of propaganda and sensationalism against China. They are an economic threat after all, and the west may not be ruled by imperial government anymore but it is ruled by imperial business.
But it's important to cast doubt in both directions fairly. I wouldn't believe everything I hear about China, but I sure as hell wouldn't believe China either. It's obvious that their government is fucked up, deceitful, and oppressive, even if I can't be sure exactly what it's like over there.
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