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25 years later, Tank Man lives on as a symbol of courage — just not in China

The most famous image from the 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square is unknown to many Chinese. The Chinese government has kept the image of a lone man staring down a Chinese tank out of China, even as the image has spread across the world.The most famous image from the 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square is unknown to many Chinese. The Chinese government has kept the image of a lone man staring down a Chinese tank out of China, even as the image has spread across the world.