Additional reading:

The Myth of Tiananmen published by the Graduate School of Journalism at the Ivy League Columbia University

BBC Reporters, CBS News, and New York Times reporter who were actually in the city the day it happened who report mainstream news got it all wrong. BBC Source | CBS Source | NYTimes Source

Readings into what happened with the protests:

https://redsails.org/another-view-of-tiananmen

https://www.liberationnews.org/tiananmen-the-massacre-that-wasnt-2/

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[–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I just always wondered why the other 3 tanks didn't break formation to get around. It was already an embarrassing situation anyway.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    They are trained to never do this. It could be very dangerous in a war to do this. They listen to the radio and they do what commander say.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That just begs the question again.

    I just always wondered why the commander didn't give the other 3 tanks the order to break formation to get around.

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