1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre

NamingName used by the PRC GovernmentSimplified Chinese1989年春夏之交的政治风波Traditional Chinese1989年春夏之交的政治風波Literal meaningPolitical turmoil between the Spring and Summer of 1989Second alternative Chinese nameSimplified Chinese八九民运Traditional Chinese八九民運Literal meaningEighty-Nine Democracy MovementThe Chinese government has used numerous names for the event since 1989. As the events unfolded, it was labelled a "counter revolutionary rebellion", which was later changed to simply "riot", followed by "political turmoil" and "1989 storm". Currently, the CCP and the PRC term the events the "political turmoil between the spring and summer of 1989" (1989年春夏之交的政治风波; 1989 Nián Chūnxià Zhījiāo de Zhèngzhì Fēngbō). In China, the crackdown is known as the "June Fourth Incident" (六四事件; liùsì shìjiàn). Outside mainland China, and among circles critical of the crackdown within mainland China, the crackdown is commonly referred to in Chinese as "June Fourth Massacre" (六四屠殺; liùsì túshā) and "June Fourth Crackdown" (六四鎮壓; liùsì zhènyā). To bypass censorship by the Great Firewall, alter