The toll was significantly higher -- this is from a 2017 BBC article [0]: The Chinese army crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests killed at least 10,0

The toll was significantly higher -- this is from a 2017 BBC article [0]: The Chinese army crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests killed at least 10,000 people, according to newly released UK documents. The figure was given in a secret diplomatic cable from then British ambassador to China, Sir Alan Donald. The original source was a friend of a member of China's State Council, the envoy says. [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42465516 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42465516