Even the Wiki now admits that about 300 people died, almost none of them were students, no one died in the Square, and most of the people who died were either PLA soldiers or rioters who were attacking the PLA with stick and molotovs.
The actual, unironic, genuine mainstream opinion in the US is that 10,000 people were gunned down, run over by tanks, and hosed down storm drains in Tienanmen Square before any pictures could be taken. Wikileaks basically corroborated the official Chinese recounting of events.
Even the Wiki now admits that about 300 people died, almost none of them were students, no one died in the Square, and most of the people who died were either PLA soldiers or rioters who were attacking the PLA with stick and molotovs.
The actual, unironic, genuine mainstream opinion in the US is that 10,000 people were gunned down, run over by tanks, and hosed down storm drains in Tienanmen Square before any pictures could be taken. Wikileaks basically corroborated the official Chinese recounting of events.