A mock tank in Paris commemorates Tiananmen Square anniversary To mark the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, a French NGO is reproducing the iconic Tank Man photo, with a life-size cutout of a tank in the Place de la République in Paris. It's a reminder that it's still "impossible" to commemorate the anniversary in China, where "a general amnesia was installed in 1989 to make people forget". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES