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In 1989, China Chose a Future That We Are Now Living In
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In 1989, China Chose a Future That We Are Now Living In

Thirty years ago today, the Chinese government ordered soldiers to open fire on students and blue-collar workers who had taken over Tiananmen square in central Beijing to demand more political freedom and less corruption. Nobody knows how many people were killed, but estimates run into the thousands.

The Battle for Control of Tiananmen

The Battle for Control of Tiananmen

On Tuesday, many around the world will mark the 30-year anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen Square occupation, a moment that changed China and the trajectory of world history. But, of course, the occasion will not be marked inside China, at least not publicly.

A damaged section of a highway in Nuwakot, central Nepal
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Devastation in Nepal and China after flash flood, Tanzania’s political infighting tests its political stability, French presidential candidates face off in first debate

A massive wall of mud and rock crashed into a river along Nepal’s Himalayan border with Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept away bridges, destroyed buildings, swamped roads, and killed over 300 people.