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Chinese Government blocked free flow of information on the internet by placing restrictions on popular websites like 'Google' and ‘Yahoo'. The image of tanks and an unarmed student reminds the reader of another major event in recent Chinese history. Find out about that event.

Answer:

The cartoon reminds us of the Massacre in liananmen square in 1989. In April 1989, triggered by the death of Hu Yaobang, a liberal reformer mass gathering and protests took place in and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing. It was largely a student run demonstration which called for economic reform, freedom of the press and political liberalization. The Chinese Government brutally suppressed the movement for which it was internationally condemned.