What was it?The Tiananmen Square Massacre was a tragic event that occured on June 4, 1989, in which Chinese University students protested for economic and political reforms. The governments reaction to this was to move the military into the square, which resulted in conflict. The death toll according to the Chinese government was 241, and 7,000 injured, although others estimate that it is much higher.
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RestrictionsThe Chinese government banned the commemoration of this event. Also keywords/phrases were blocked on the internet. Citizens who attempted to find loop holes through this were sent to prison, although a few loop holes were found. One notable loop hole was the "rubber duckie" which was where the famous tank image was Photoshopped to have rubber duckies in place of the tanks. This caused quite a stir so the government eventually banned the words rubber duckie and yellow.
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