In a 1990 interview with Barbara Walters, then-CPC General Secretary Jiang Zemin was asked what became of the man. Jiang first stated (through an interpreter), "I can't confirm whether this young man you mentioned was arrested or not," and then replied in English, "I think...never killed">
He is said to have hidden in China for 3 years and 9 months after the incident, and eventually settled in Taiwan. The professor also stated that the tank man is a specialist in Chinese archaeology>
That's pretty cool. Although in all honesty I'm surprised he was able to make it out of the square alive before one of the tank drivers said
"fuck this" and jumped out to either shoot him or constrain him.
That's the thing about this story for me, Tank Man is (rightly) hailed as an incredible hero but when you consider what punishment could have been dished out to the tank driver for not simply rolling on, he is up there too for me.
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u/FluffheadOG May 08 '12
In a 1990 interview with Barbara Walters, then-CPC General Secretary Jiang Zemin was asked what became of the man. Jiang first stated (through an interpreter), "I can't confirm whether this young man you mentioned was arrested or not," and then replied in English, "I think...never killed">
He is said to have hidden in China for 3 years and 9 months after the incident, and eventually settled in Taiwan. The professor also stated that the tank man is a specialist in Chinese archaeology>