Interesting view of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre

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According to Helmut Schmidt, ex-chancellor of Germany, "the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. Casualty estimates were 'wildly exaggerated' and the Chinese army was defending itself." [Helmut Schmidt defends Tiananmen massacre; see Tiananmen Square protests of 1989].

I am not sure why some 23 years later the ex-chancellor of Germany decided to put the record straight, but maybe it is age, he is 93. There does come an age when people determine to break the silence that should not have been.

Mr. Schmidt, if you read his Wikipedia entry, is no ordinary politician. He led his country through some very perilous times. His comments published in The Local are brief but interesting. I especially like this: "Chinese politics could not be measured by European standards." And I would add 'nor by American standards.'