June 4, 1989: The Tiananmen Crackdown in Beijing

Student mourning grew into demands for reform. On the night of 3–4 June 1989, Chinese troops advanced into central Beijing and opened fire on civilians. This six-minute history follows the documented sequence and explains why many deaths occurred on streets around Tiananmen Square, while the exact death toll remains unknown. Sources include Amnesty International and declassified U.S. embassy records. This episode was produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review. This episode includes AI-generated content.