# Tiannamen Square **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 22, 2002, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471 "2002-03-22T02:15:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flano1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f14d63/32.png) [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/1 "2002-03-22T02:15:08Z")
Does anyone know of a good link for images of the guy with the shopping bags in front of the tanks? And google is not my friend in this case. thx ---
**Author:** ![zigaretten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/91b2a8/32.png) [@zigaretten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zigaretten)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/2 "2002-03-22T02:23:16Z")
[http://www.christusrex.org/www1/sdc/tiananmen.html](http://www.christusrex.org/www1/sdc/tiananmen.html) Check your spelling. Ron ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/3 "2002-03-22T02:25:37Z")
[This](http://images.google.com/images?q=Tiananmen+Square&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&hl=en) is a Google immage search on Tiananmen Square. ---
**Author:** ![abel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@abel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abel)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/4 "2002-03-22T02:28:54Z")
Aww, Google’s ALWAYS your friend, sometimes you just have to know how to talk to her nicely. [Your pic…](http://www.christusrex.org/www1/sdc/tank-1.jpg) [Website I got the pic from](http://www.christusrex.org/www1/sdc/tiananmen.html) ---
**Author:** ![abel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@abel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abel)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/5 "2002-03-22T02:33:07Z")
And at the finish, it’s zigaretten, followed closely by Ringo, and bringing up the rear, abel with the bronze. What an exciting race we’ve had here today! Next on Eurosport, Ballroom Dancing Deathmatch. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Red\_Menace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@The\_Red\_Menace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Red_Menace)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/6 "2002-03-22T02:39:16Z")
Since this thread is open I might as well post a question I’ve always had which is what happened to that particular guy? Did the tanks eventually decide to run him over? Did they turn around? The website provided simply says he “stopped” the tank column which would seem to suggest they turned around but I have trouble believing it. Has anyone seen the rest of that video or know what eventually happened? ---
**Author:** ![flano1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f14d63/32.png) [@flano1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flano1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/7 "2002-03-22T02:56:52Z")
always full of gratitude at the swiftness of replies. a thousand thousand thanks. and yes google is really always my friend…it’s my brain that falters and stutters…“undo it! undo it!” ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/8 "2002-03-22T03:02:42Z")
> [@](#): > > Next on Eurosport, Ballroom Dancing Deathmatch. ::snort:: ---
**Author:** ![zigaretten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/91b2a8/32.png) [@zigaretten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zigaretten)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/9 "2002-03-22T03:56:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Red Menace \* > \*\* > Has anyone seen the rest of that video or know what eventually happened? \*\* See: [http://www.tsquare.tv/film/tank.html](http://www.tsquare.tv/film/tank.html) ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/10 "2002-03-22T04:07:03Z")
for those not able to watch a video: after a few seconds, his buddies dragged him away from the tanks - before the infantry could get him… ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/11 "2002-03-22T04:15:57Z")
In answer to **Red’s** questions, a section from Jan Wong’s excellent book on China, _Red China Blues_: > [@](#): > > The tank cranked up its motor and edged forward. Again, the man stepped in front and blocked it. By then a few people on the sidelines had regained their wits and they hustled him to safety. The convoy continued rumbling down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. > > Who was he? Some overseas reports claimed he was a nineteen year old student named Wang Weilin and that he was later executed. Another report said he had been sentenced to ten years. Neither story was ever verified. My own theory was that authorities had no idea who he was, either. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiannamen-square/99471/12 "2002-03-22T07:03:09Z")
IIRC, this clip was shown in the Temple of Heavenly Peace documentary by Hinton, and nothing as to what happened to him. I would highly recommend this documentary to anyone that wants a good balanced view on the historical background, the months of demonstrations and the aftermath. I think Jan Wong is spot on.