As ever on June 4 this beautiful photo that shows the sheer joyousness & hope of #TiananmenSquare before the tanks rolled in

#Beijing University professors marching to #TiananmenSquare in 1989, in solidarity with student protesters. A professor holds a sign 'Teachers and students live and die together'. In foreground, a grateful student lifts a sign to them saying 'You are #China's true intellectuals'.

33 years ago in #TiananmenSquare, the brave people of China rose up to demand democracy and fundamental freedoms but they were brutally suppressed by the government. Taiwan will continue to stand up for those who carry on their fight for a more democratic future in China.

But this photo by Sin Wai Keung, which I was unaware of when I wrote the story in 2009, is just incredible. The scale is breathtaking - it feels like one man is taking on an entire army. I'll share more on this one in the future (working on a film 🙏🏻)... #TiananmenSquareMassacre

Terril, who was working as a reporter for the @AP in Beijing, told me he had only shown his "Tank Man" photo to friends before sharing it with us. I've circled "Tank Man" and the oncoming tank in this version:

The @latimes also used Jeff Widener's photo at the top of Page One. This is back when newspapers would only credit the news agency, not the photographer 👎🏻

6/6/1989 stood in 长安街 @ Intl Hotel 国际饭店 taking pics of soldiers leaving Tiananmen Square. One @ center orders two to get me. I ran, they chased & fired two shots. I hid behind van @ hotel door; they probly thought I went in, turned back. Dumbest thing I did as journalist.