On June 5, 1989, one day after the Chinese army's deadly crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, a single, unarmed young man stood his ground before a column of tanks on the Avenue of Eternal Peace. Captured on film and video by Western journalists, this extraordinary confrontation became an icon for the struggle of freedom around the world.
This is one of the best episodes of Frontline I have ever seen. Check out the full length documentary here
This is one of the best episodes of Frontline I have ever seen. Check out the full length documentary here
It's long, but well worth it...
