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The protests that sparked the Tiananmen Square massacre

Witness by BBC

Jun 4, 20269:17Society & Culture

One month before the bloodshed in Beijing, a 10km line of protestors snaked through the city. For over a decade China had been opening up to global trade and there was promise that, with greater economic freedoms, democr...

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The protests that sparked the Tiananmen Square massacre is an episode from Witness by BBC. One month before the bloodshed in Beijing, a 10km line of protestors snaked through the city. For over a decade China had been opening up to global t...

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Published Jun 4, 2026, 9:17 long, audio available.