Australia's Witnesses

Summary They had front row seats to one of the most shocking, violent and oppressive dramas to unfold in modern China. The Tiananmen Square massacre. They were the men and women stationed at Australia's embassy in Beijing. Over the space of weeks then days, they saw the very best and the very worst of human behaviour. Now, 25 years on and for the first time, Australia's eye-witnesses to that dark chapter tell how they hid from gunfire, harboured and helped key targets and focussed wider attention on the outrage by smuggling defining image out and into the global spotlight. A Foreign Correspondent exclusive.

S23.E11 ∙ Australia's Witnesses

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Eric Campbell Sally Sara Stephanie March Mark Corcoran

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Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Jun 2, 2014

Countries of origin : Australia

Official sites : ABC ABC iView

Language : English

Production companies : Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Summary They had front row seats to one of the most shocking, violent and oppressive dramas to unfold in modern China. The Tiananmen Square massacre. They were the men and women stationed at Australia's embassy in Beijing. Over the space of weeks then days, they saw the very best and the very worst of human behaviour. Now, 25 years on and for the first time, Australia's eye-witnesses to that dark chapter tell how they hid from gunfire, harboured and helped key targets and focussed wider attention on the outrage by smuggling defining image out and into the global spotlight. A Foreign Correspondent exclusive.

Details

Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Jun 2, 2014

Countries of origin : Australia

Official sites : ABC ABC iView

Language : English

Production companies : Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

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