Real Life Lore
Modern Conflicts: Tiananmen Square
E76 Jun 26, 2025 36m
The events that took place in and around Tiananmen Square in June of 1989 are among the most controversial, propagandized, and disputed events in all of modern history. On the one hand, Chinese government sources likely downplay the severity and scale of the events, while Western sources likely overexaggerate and embellish the scale of what happened. Join us in our attempt to explain what we know, and what people claim, took place across Tiananmen Square that summer in 1989.