https://ashesofpompeii.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-the-tiananmen-square
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https://fridayeveryday.com/new-docs-reveal-what-really-happened-in-beijing-1989/
How did violence break out? Kong’s answer to that question was cryptic. “When we were little, we watched movies like Guerrillas Sweep The Plain,” he said.
That answer would have meant nothing to a western audience—but it was clear to many Chinese. This was a reference to a classic 1955 Chinese movie in which there are tensions between two groups. They have disagreements but don’t fight. Suddenly, a hidden third body, the Eighth Army, opens fire at both sides and then quickly hides, triggering bloodshed.
https://gwydionwilliams.com/42-china/communist-chinas-survival-after-the-tiananmen-crackdown/