30 years after Tiananmen, world embraces authoritarianism - analysis
The lesson of Tiananmen was thought to be the heroism of one man against a tank, but the real lesson was that the tanks ended up winning in Tiananmen and around the world.
FILE PHOTO - Military vehicles carrying DF-21D ballistic missiles roll to Tiananmen Square during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2015(photo credit: DAMIR SAGOLJ/ REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
