After the massacre of June 4, 1989, the spokesperson of the Chinese State Council, Yuan Mu, blatantly lied in front of the citizens of Beijing and the international media, claiming “Not a single shot was fired in Tiananmen Square” and “Not a single person died in Tiananmen Square.”
So, were there any gunshots in Tiananmen Square on June 4th? Were people shot dead?
Let’s hear what the soldiers who were on duty in Tiananmen Square that day have to say.
A father recounted his experience of June 4 to his son, stating that their unit entered the Great Hall of the People through an underground passage and then proceeded to Tiananmen Square. They were divided into three groups to carry out tasks simultaneously: the first group was responsible for shooting and killing people, the second group for handling the bodies, and the third group for clearing the scene. We were instructed to work seamlessly without leaving any traces of the killings. Shooting, killing, and cleaning the scene – these were all part of what we did to clear Tiananmen Square.
Looking back at June 4, the outskirts of Beijing were already surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops and artillery. High-ranking officials and their offspring had already taken refuge in underground air defense facilities. Before the clearance of Tiananmen Square, various ground forces entering Beijing were instructed to rush to the square at all costs, with the quickest arrivals coming from the troops who came from the Great Hall of the People through the underground passage.
Because Beijing has underground tunnels that are dozens of kilometers long and constantly under construction. This underground city, excavated by Beijing residents as early as 1969, connects underground subways, leading to strategic military sites such as Zhongnanhai, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the train station, the airport, and others. Zhongnanhai can directly access sites such as Xishan, Yuquan Mountain, Fragrant Hill, Badachu, and Fenghuangling. The Joint Operations Command Center of the Military Commission is located there, with underground trains that can go directly to Nanyuan Airport, Western Suburbs Airport, and Xishan Airport.
It is clear that the Chinese Communist Party regarded the students and people who were advocating for democracy and freedom at that time as enemies. They mobilized field forces from all directions to march into Beijing, including using underground tunnels to enter Tiananmen Square, where they mercilessly dealt with unarmed students and civilians.
After the massacre, Tiananmen Square was flowing with blood. According to residents around Tiananmen Square, in the early hours of June 4, helicopters were continuously taking off and landing on the square, transporting items out. Some taxi companies received orders from higher-ups to select party member drivers who had shown enthusiasm, after swearing to keep secrets, they also joined the ranks of drivers transporting items left behind in Tiananmen Square, seeing many clothes with bloodstains and bullet holes.
In the following days, Tiananmen Square was under strict control, not allowing citizens to enter or pass through.
When Tiananmen Square was thoroughly cleaned and organized and the restrictions were lifted, only the east and west side roads of the square were opened for passage. Many Beijing residents who passed by saw large bullet holes on the Monument to the People’s Heroes, bloodstains hanging on the roadside drains on the east side of the square, and the entire square filled with a bloody smell reminiscent of a slaughterhouse. Just passing through Tiananmen Square made people shudder, as if the spirits of the unjustly killed had not yet departed.
It is undeniable that the Chinese Communist Party shot and killed people in Tiananmen Square, a fact that the CCP cannot deny. As the public’s understanding of the CCP’s brutal nature becomes clearer, more people will come forward to reveal the truth.
Thirty-five years have passed since June 4, and the Chinese Communist Party has only become more ruthless. Democracy in China has not progressed but instead deteriorated. The only thing to be thankful for is that today’s Chinese people have a better understanding of the true nature of the Communist Party compared to June 4. It has become a consensus that only by overthrowing the CCP can China have hope for the future.
China belongs to the Chinese people, not the Communist Party. Let every Chinese person contribute to democracy so that China may have hope, and our future generations may have hope.
May God bless China, bless those who lost their lives in the events of June 4 and their families, and bless those who are still persecuted by the CCP due to June 4.