On June 4th, 1989, one of the most terrifying political executions in our modern society, that of Tian'Anmen Square, took place under the horrified eyes of the world.
For weeks Chinese demonstrators gathered in more than 400 cities to demand more freedom.
The answer of Deng Xiaoping (then President) and his advisors was simple: send the army and massacre people to buy from the Communist Party a few more decades in power and repress the wind of freedom that was blowing over the country.
To date, we still do not know how many people have died (we are talking about 1000 to 10,000) or been arrested.
I propose these few photos taken on June 1st, 2019, as the power over the population and the world grows stronger and stronger. There are more than 400 cameras on the square and facial recognition is obviously applied, as well as emotional analysis. Uniformed and plainclothes police officers are everywhere.
You have the impression that it's the end of Saturday afternoon like any other in the world? It's not. It is the smooth face of a dictatorship.
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