Leica China video sparks backlash over Tiananmen Square image
: A trove of footage released around the 30th anniversary shows rare scenes of joy and optimism in the student camps in the weeks leading up to the massacre. tiananmen square 1989 video exclusive
During the spring of 1989, Beijing became the center of global media attention. The arrival of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev brought hundreds of international journalists to the capital, equipped with satellite broadcast technology. When the military crackdown began on the night of June 3 and into the morning of June 4, these journalists captured unprecedented historical records. Leica China video sparks backlash over Tiananmen Square
Exclusive footage from mid-May shows an atmosphere that was, against all odds, celebratory and utopian. The Student Encampment: against all odds