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What does the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown mean for China's youth 33 years later?

A bloody crackdown on a pro-democracy movement took place 33 years ago today in the capital city of China. (Video: ABC News)

Unlike other Beijing kids, Steven Chen rarely went to Tiananmen Square with his parents when he was little. 

He found out why at a family gathering, at eight years old, when he first heard about the "Tiananmen crackdown".

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