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(June 1, 2016) -- LBREPORT.com recalls below the action of a courageous Chinese radio journalist which aired on June 3, 1989 at 9 p.m. PDT [June 4 noon Beijing time.] In our opinion, this man is the audio counterpart to the visually iconic Tiananmen Square "Tankman."
Like many Americans, this writer spent much of that day watching CNN's coverage of what took place at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. I was curious to hear what Radio Beijing would say about this in its English language shortwave radio broadcast beamed nightly to North America. You can hear what I heard in on-demand audio below. Because shortwave radio signals bounce off the ionosphere on sometimes differing paths, there's fading and phase distortion, so the text is also transcribed below. Try to imagine what it must have been like for this man as he entered the Chinese government's broadcast center that day. The capital was under martial law. Tanks were in the streets. Armed troops were visible. Think of what must have gone through this man's mind as he sat down down behind a microphone, watched a clock tick-off the seconds to the top of the hour...and disregarding his own safety spoke the words you can hear below: [Scroll down for further.] |
This is Radio Beijing. Please remember June the third, 1989. The most tragic event happened in the Chinese capital, Beijing. Like the Tiananmen "Tankman," this man's identity and fate remain uncertain. We've seen conflicting accounts as to who he is and what happened to him. It remains for journalists worldwide to find out who he is, to learn what happened to him, if he is alive to seek the opportunity to speak with him...and to honor his courageous and principled action.
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