After Tiananmen

Thursday, June 04 2009 | Send to a friend

After Tiananmen

Shen Tong

It was 20 years ago that tanks and soldiers rolled into Tiananmen Square. Two months before the massacre, workers and students across China had been gathering in Beijing to protest against Communist Party policies. There's little agreement about exactly how many died on the night of June 4, 1989. But journalists who were there say thousands were killed in the government crackdown.

Shen Tong was in Tiananmen Square that night. He later came to the U.S. where he continued to be politically active in support of a democratized China. But Shen eventually gave up activism for capitalism. He decided he could have a greater influence as an individual by bringing technology to Chinese society. Shen talks with Dick Gordon about growing up in China, his memories of Tiananmen Square and his business, VFinity.

• Learn more about Shen Tong's business
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