Official government announcements shortly after the event put the number who died at around 300. At the State Council press conference on 6 June, spokesman Yuan Mu said that “preliminary tallies” by the government showed that about 300 civilians and soldiers died, including 23 students from universities in Beijing, along with some people he described as “ruffians”.[222][231] Yuan also said some 5,000 soldiers and police were wounded, along with 2,000 civilians. On 19 June, Beijing Party Secretary Li Ximing reported to the Politburo that the government’s confirmed death toll was 241, including 218 civilians (of which 36 were students), 10 PLA soldiers, and 13 People’s Armed Police, along with 7,000 wounded.[232][233] On 30 June, Mayor Chen Xitong said that the number of injured was around 6,000.[231][222]
They call it the June 4th incident because none of the killing actually happened in Tianamen square. That’s entirely US myth making.
Please stop getting your opinion on world events from the fucking Simpsons.
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They call it the June 4th incident because none of the killing actually happened in Tianamen square. That’s entirely US myth making.