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I've never seen this angle of Tiananmen Square's tankman before. Figured I would share. (lemmy.world)
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[-] freebee@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

I think the classic is the one where you see only 3 tanks.

[-] Koordinator_O@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

So it is this, just cropped. Or really another pic with wider view?

[-] freebee@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

I think it got cropped by western media to better focus on the hero and less on the army.

this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2024
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