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?

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

China specialists, journalists and eyewitnesses to Tiananmen 1989.

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