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Hi guys, In today's China in the News, we're going to look at a major event that happened 24 years ago today. It's commonly called Liu Si [六四 Liù sì 6/4] which means Six Four -- or June 4th, 1989. That is when the Chinese Communist Party decided to send in its military, the People's Liberation Army or Jie Fang Jun, [解放軍 Jiě fàng jūn People's Liberation Army] to crush a massive protest by student demonstrators at Tiananmen Square, or Tian An Men Guangchang [天安門廣場 Tiān'ānmén guǎngchǎng]. Now, officially, the Chinese regime has denied it did anything of that sort. And that the students, Xue Sheng [學生 Xué shēng students], who were calling for things like democracy, or Min Zhu [民主 Mín zhǔ Democracy], were part of a Counterrevolutionary Riot. But of course, numerous photos and pictures exist from that day showing that the military rolled into Tian An Men Guangchang, with Tanks, or Tang Ke [坦克 tǎnkè Tank], in a bid to remove the student protestors. Images like these are why some also refer to Liu Si as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, or Tian An Men Tu Sha [天安門屠殺 Tiān'ānmén túshā Tiananmen Square Massacre]. It's unclear just how many people died, but estimates range from hundreds to up to three thousand. But you know, often times, if you ask a mainland Chinese person, especially someone who grew up after 1989, about Liu Si, they will either not know what you're talking about, or just try to dodge that topic. That' because the Chinese Communist Party has put in place a heavy censorship about Liu Si, and bans discussion of what happened on Tian An Men Guangchang that day. In Fact, a senior military official claimed several years after the Tian An Men Tu Sha that no civilians were killed at Tian An Men Guangchang in 1989. Try telling that to this group of mothers who lost their sons and daughters during the Tu Sha. They are still calling on the government to release the details of exactly what happened that day. But for China's leaders, it's still not something they want people to talk about. That's it for this China in The News, if you are interested in human rights in China, you may want to see a new movie premiering in New York this week. "Free China: The courage to believe" follows the stories of two former Chinese prisoners of conscience and their journeys to freedom. You can click the link at the end of this video to watch the trailer or check out watchfreechina.com for tickets. By for now. Subscribe to Learn Chinese Now!    / learnchinesenow   Ben on Twitter: http://www.twitter/com/benhedgesntd T-Shirts and other products: http://www.zazzle.com/laowaiapparel