Twenty-five years after the protests and massacre at Tiananmen Square, the People's Republic of China still attempts to suppress all mention and coverage of the incident. Here's what the Beijing center looked like then.
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Left: A student participates in a hunger strike on May 14, 1989, in Tiananmen Square. Right: The same spot in Tiananmen Square on May 29, 2014.
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Above: Student hunger strikers lie on the ground at Tiananmen Square on May 14, 1989. Below: The same spot on May 29, 2014.
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Above: Students from Beijing University protest in Tiananmen Square on May 18, 1989. Below: The square on May 29, 2014.
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Left: Chinese citizens gather around a replica of the Statue of Liberty in Tiananmen Square on May 30, 1989. Right: The same spot in the square on May 29, 2014.
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Above: Chinese citizens gather around a replica of the Statue of Liberty in Tiananmen Square on June 2, 1989. Below: The same spot in the square on May 29, 2014.
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Above: The People's Liberation Army sits in front of the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square on June 3, 1989. Below: The square on May 29, 2014.
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Above: People's Liberation Army tanks guard an entrance to Tiananmen Square on June 6, 1989. Below: The square on May 29, 2014.
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Above: Tiananmen Square on June 9, 1989. Below: The square on May 29, 2014.