Everyone knows that China has tight reins on the internet that their citizens see, but most don't realize that the contrast between our internet and theirs is so stark.
Do a search on the U.S. version of Google Images for "Tiananmen," and this is the first result you get.
Do a search on the Chinese version of Google Images for "Tiananmen," and this is the first result you get.
Further search through the Chinese results turns up no images similar to the ones we in America would find.
Understandably, the Chinese government may be embarrassed by the images of the massacre, as most governments would be of their shameful pasts. But do do a quick search for "American slavery" and you'll come up with some pretty honest and harrowing images.
Ain't Democracy great?
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