Fall 2014
Viewfinder: 1989 in Tiananmen Square
– The Wilson Quarterly
Terril Yue Jones shares gripping, never-before-seen photos of China’s democracy protests in May and June of 1989.
Terril Yue Jones was a reporter with the Associated Press during China’s 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square. You can read his memories of that time (and his reflections on the ways China has changed since) here.
Terril was kind enough to share his personal photos of the protests at Tiananmen — including many images that have never been publicly seen until now.
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