"The whereabout of the man who blocked tank (column) during Tiananmen Democracy Protest in 1989 and had become the symbol of the democracy movement has been finally uncovered. His name is Wang Weilin ."
I believe it did make some difference. It brought to the public images of the atrocity committed by the authorities. It also made China aware that the world was watching. Most importantly though it sent a message to the people of China that it was possible to show "resistance".
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bloody hell, it only seems like yesterday. It was awful watching it unravel. I wonder if things have changed?
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Man makes plans...............God smiles ;-)
HOLD ON! What's Pajju doing there with his bike ?
Was it his his action that led to Britain giving up on Hong Kong? Before that not many people knew we had nice piece of China under Majesty rule.
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HE WHO DARES WINS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=frol02p7b
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His name is Wang Weilin
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(All Hail to Tank Man!)
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'Tank Man,' the Tiananmen Hero...Alive in Taiwan
"The whereabout of the man who blocked tank (column) during Tiananmen Democracy Protest in 1989 and had become the symbol of the democracy movement has been finally uncovered. His name is Wang Weilin ."
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Yonhap News (via daum.net) ^ | 06/04/06 |
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1643078/posts
thanks drac..
usapa na...
This guy is a true hero!
He was late on his way to work and took a moment to admire the engineering put into those machines ;)
i wonder who is he and where is he now (if he is still alive)? till now, no one knows his identity.
usapa na...
I believe it did make some difference. It brought to the public images of the atrocity committed by the authorities. It also made China aware that the world was watching. Most importantly though it sent a message to the people of China that it was possible to show "resistance".
Iam wondering what difference it made even after 20 years
Ah, Tianamen Remembered.