A CNN Special Event:
Legacy of Tiananmen Square

From Hong Kong Bureau Chief Mike Chinoy

Originally Aired: June 4, 1998

(CNN) - Nine years after the Chinese army put an end to pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen, the crackdown for many, remains the defining moment in shaping public perceptions of contemporary China. On the eve of the first visit by a U.S. president since the crackdown, Mike Chinoy looks back at at what happened and what it meant for China and its relations with the world.

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