Foreign media at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests to "justify counteractions" while warning the population that China would "be humiliated in the eyes of the world" while the protesters used the attention "to maximize public attention and sympathy" for their movement. There were a variety of different correspondents present for the Tiananmen Square Protests, including from then British-controlled Hong Kong and Taiwan. These correspondents were familiar with the politics and proficient in the language; they were able to gather important information and conduct interviews with locals. Foreign media at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests Foreign media institutions and correspondents were present for much of the Tiananmen Square protests
Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident Eight million students joined the ""Anti-Cult Action by the Youth Civilized Communities Across the Nation"". Twelve million children were made to submit writings disapproving of the practice. Within a month of the Tiananmen Square incident, authorities issued a document entitled "The whole story of the self-immolation incident created by Falun Gong addicts in Tiananmen Square", containing colour photographs of charred bodies. The State Council's "Office for the Prevention and Handling of Evil Cults" declared after the event that it was now ready to form a united front with the global anti-cult struggle. Meetings took place in factories, offices, universities and