A Chinese friend and former colleague (went to one of the top high schools in her province, then to Cambridge, and has lived in the UK since the age of 18) has said that she was taught about Tiananmen Square in school, but according to the official Chinese government line- that it started out as peaceful student protests, then workers joined in and the protests became violent before the government cracked down. Apparently they do not deny that something happened and people were killed, though they almost certainly downplay the numbers.
3 Likes
