The CIA was openly present, which gives some context for why things turned so ugly after two months of peace, and for why a false narrative took hold in such a coordinated way afterward. 30 year CIA veteran and regime change expert James Lilley was appointed ambassador to China on April 20th, five days after the start of public gatherings in Tiananmen, which were initially to mourn the April 15 death of Hu Yaobang. Gene Sharp, who literally wrote the manual for how to start nonviolent color revolutions, flew in for 9 days and observed mysterious efforts to drive the protesters to violence — an asset only partially aware of the project he was involved in. The CIA was embedded with the protesters “for months” according to the Vancouver Sun, steering and equipping them. Voice of America was broadcasting disinformation to PLA military bases claiming some units were loyal to the protesters and were firing on other units, literally attempting to whip up a military insurrection. This was a serious US effort to topple the Chinese government, using the momentum of the USSR dissolving and Hu Yaobang’s death.
Also, per Tainanmen, although fatal clashes did occur on Chang’An avenue and elsewhere in the city, during which both civilians and soldiers died, witness testimony from numerous western journalists and diplomats and student organizers themselves who were in the square all night has indicated that no one died in Tiananmen itself. A Spanish news crew even filmed crowds of students walking out of the square at the end of the night.
The first link is a comprehensive article. I can link others on request.
Tiananmen is a stunning example of a Big Lie repeated often enough.
The CIA was openly present, which gives some context for why things turned so ugly after two months of peace, and for why a false narrative took hold in such a coordinated way afterward. 30 year CIA veteran and regime change expert James Lilley was appointed ambassador to China on April 20th, five days after the start of public gatherings in Tiananmen, which were initially to mourn the April 15 death of Hu Yaobang. Gene Sharp, who literally wrote the manual for how to start nonviolent color revolutions, flew in for 9 days and observed mysterious efforts to drive the protesters to violence — an asset only partially aware of the project he was involved in. The CIA was embedded with the protesters “for months” according to the Vancouver Sun, steering and equipping them. Voice of America was broadcasting disinformation to PLA military bases claiming some units were loyal to the protesters and were firing on other units, literally attempting to whip up a military insurrection. This was a serious US effort to topple the Chinese government, using the momentum of the USSR dissolving and Hu Yaobang’s death.