#Tankman2018: hero of Tiananmen protest remembered across globe
(The Guardian China)

On the 29th anniversary of the crackdown in Beijing, protesters are reenacting the historic face-off between a lone man and a Chinese tankChinese citizens around the world are remembering the lone man, armed with nothing more than two shopping bags, who stepped in front of a row of tanks moving down the streets of Beijing in 1989. Better known as `Tank Man`, he is one of the most enduring images of China´s violent military crackdown on democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, known in China as liusi, or June 4th. Related: Hong Kong museum commemorating Tiananmen Square protests closes