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Thousands of demonstrators were killed or wounded in Beijing, China when they waved banners calling for democracy in China. This is known as the ____
A
Armenian Massacre
B
Boston Massacre
C
Tienanmen Square Massacre
D
China’s Massacre
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Estimates of the death toll vary from several hundred to several thousand, with thousands more wounded. The popular national movement inspired by the Beijing protests is sometimes called the ‘89 Democracy Movement or the Tiananmen Square Incident.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tiananmen Square, Chinese (Pinyin) Tiananmen Guangchang or (Wade-Giles romanization) T’ien-an Men Kuang-ch’ang, open square in the centre of Beijing, China, one of the largest public squares in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -In response, the Chinese authorities responded with overwhelming force to repress the demonstrations. Military units were brought in and unarmed protesters and onlookers were killed en masse. The Chinese government has never acknowledged the true events surrounding the Tiananmen massacre.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 50-day protest ended abruptly on June 4, 1989, with a brutal assault by the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) military. Countless were imprisoned and the number of deaths is still unknown today. The efforts of these brave individuals will not be forgotten.

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