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Students stage a hunger strike in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. In the spring of 1989, students and citizens held massive pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing, China, which culminated in a violent clash between protesters and the People's Liberation Army. (Photo by Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)

Students stage a hunger strike in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. In the spring of 1989, students and citizens held massive pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing, China, which culminated in a violent clash between protesters and the People's Liberation Army. (Photo by Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)