Tiananmen Square
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Shielding the Stained Icon: The Defacement of Mao’s Portrait at Tiananmen
Draped in cloth high above Tiananmen Square on May 23, 1989, the giant portrait of Mao Zedong is hurriedly shielded by workers after three dissidents from Hunan splashed dark paint across the iconic face of China’s communist leader.
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Confronting Silence: The Story Behind the Iconic Tiananmen Photo
A lone man in a white shirt stands before a column of heavy tanks, serving as an eternal testament to individual defiance against state power in Beijing in June 1989.