This image is one of the most powerful images I have ever seen. I was working in a news room when the protests at Tienanmen Square took place and I vividly remember watching video of The Tank Man over and over in one of the editing bays.
No one knows what ever became of The Tank Man. I’ve read that he was executed, that he still hides in mainland China, and that he lives in Taiwan. Who knows. But I do know I’d like to shake the hand of The Tank Man who’s image still touches me 20 years later.
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