in ten years time it will be the 40th anniversary of the Tiananmen Incident, after which it will be closer to the revolution...
in ten years time it will be the 40th anniversary of the Tiananmen Incident, after which it will be closer to the revolution than the present day, allowing it to be safely written off as one of the unfortunate excesses of the past, a regrettable but necessary event in the transition to open policy.
(or perhaps open policy will have been wound back by then and it will be just another of Deng’s mistakes).
either way, the event will lie dormant waiting for a political movement to draw upon its symbolism for purposes yet unknown.
one day there will be a statue of the Tank Man placed in Tiananmen Square itself, by McKinsey in conjunction with CCP LTD
no, no: they put a statue of the tank, and there’s a spot for you to stand and get your picture taken so it looks like you’re the guy
oh fuck that’s terrible, fuck!