A walk around Tiananmen Square during the Asia-Europe Summit
Today is the first day I felt very aware that I was in a Socialist country. Before today, people with whom we interacted spoke fairly openly about the government and history — for example, about what a tragedy the Cultural Revolution was. However, today, standing near Tiananmen Square, which had a strong military presence due to the Asia-Europe Summit taking place in the Great Hall of the People, there was an undercurrent of fear from our guide and others.
Our walk today was a little less relaxed.
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