The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, June 4th Incident, or the Political Turmoil between Spring and Summer of 1989 by the Chinese government, were a series of demonstrations led by students, intellectuals and labour activists in the People's Republic of China between April 15, 1989 and June 4, 1989, leaving (according to Chinese authorities) between 400 and 800 civilians dead, and between 7,000 and 10,000 injured. An initial report from local hospitals put the number at around 2,000 dead. "A government that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a government that is afraid of its people". - J.F.K. 「自由十分不易，民主也並不完美，但是我們從沒有把我們的人民用牆圍起來。」 - 甘迺迪