The Tiananmen Gate Tower in Beijing

The Tiananmen Gate Tower in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 30, 2025 - The Tiananmen Gate Tower in Beijing, China on July 30, 2025.

The Tiananmen Gate Tower in Beijing

The Tiananmen Gate Tower in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 30, 2025 - Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, China on July 30, 2025.

The Tiananmen Gate Tower in Beijing

The Tiananmen Gate Tower in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 30, 2025 - The Tiananmen Gate Tower in Beijing, China on July 30, 2025.

Tian 'anmen Square in Beijing

Tian 'anmen Square in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2024 - The Tiananmen gate tower in Beijing, China, June 1, 2024.

Tian 'anmen Square in Beijing

Tian 'anmen Square in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2024 - The Tiananmen gate tower in Beijing, China, June 1, 2024.

Tian 'anmen Square in Beijing

Tian 'anmen Square in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2024 - The Tiananmen gate tower in Beijing, China, June 1, 2024.

Tian 'anmen Square in Beijing

Tian 'anmen Square in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2024 - The Tiananmen gate tower in Beijing, China, June 1, 2024.

Tian 'anmen Square in Beijing

Tian 'anmen Square in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2024 - The Tiananmen gate tower in Beijing, China, June 1, 2024.

China hosts Russian PM Mishustin

China hosts Russian PM Mishustin

The national flags of China (R) and Russia are hoisted in front of Beijing's Tiananmen Gate on May 23, 2023, to coincide with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's official visit to China.

China hosts French President Macron

China hosts French President Macron

The national flags of China (R) and France are hoisted in front of Beijing's Tiananmen Gate on April 5, 2023, to coincide with French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to China.

China hosts Belarus leader Lukashenko

China hosts Belarus leader Lukashenko

The national flags of China and Belarus (L) are hoisted in front of Beijing's Tiananmen Gate on March 1, 2023, to coincide with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's state visit to China.

Runners wear masks to combat smog in Beijing marathon

Runners wear masks to combat smog in Beijing marathon

BEIJING, China - Some runners wearing masks to block pollutants pass Tiananmen Gate as the Chinese capital is shrouded in haze during the Beijing International Marathon on Oct. 19, 2014.

Runners wear masks to combat smog in Beijing marathon

Runners wear masks to combat smog in Beijing marathon

BEIJING, China - Some runners wearing masks to block pollutants pass Tiananmen Gate as the Chinese capital is shrouded in haze during the Beijing International Marathon on Oct. 19, 2014.

Smoggy, clear views of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

Smoggy, clear views of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A smoggy view (L) of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing is pictured on March 11, 2014, but the air is clear (R) the following day, as seen in this composite photo.

Tiananmen car crash

Tiananmen car crash

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard in an area near Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Oct. 31, 2013. A sport-utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in front of the gate on Oct. 28, killing two, as well as the three people in the vehicle, in an incident termed by Chinese police as a terrorist attack.

Tiananmen car crash

Tiananmen car crash

BEIJING, China - A police vehicle is parked in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Oct. 31, 2013. A sport-utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of pedestrians nearby on Oct. 28, killing two, as well as the three people in the vehicle, in an incident termed by Chinese police as a terrorist attack.

Tiananmen car crash

Tiananmen car crash

BEIJING, China - A police officer stands guard in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Oct. 31, 2013. A sport-utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of pedestrians nearby on Oct. 28, killing two, as well as the three people in the vehicle, in an incident termed by Chinese police as a terrorist attack.

Tiananmen crash aftermath

Tiananmen crash aftermath

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Tiananmen gate to the Forbidden City in Beijing on Oct. 30, 2013, with a fire extinguisher visible in the foreground. Chinese police said the same day that they have captured all five surviving suspects behind a deadly car crash two days before in front of the Forbidden City, characterizing the incident as "a terrorist attack" by an ethnic minority group.

Tiananmen crash aftermath

Tiananmen crash aftermath

BEIJING, China - A police officer (L) stands guard in front of Beijing's Tiananmen gate on Oct. 30, 2013. Chinese authorities reportedly suspect people from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are behind a fatal car crash two days before.

Tiananmen crash aftermath

Tiananmen crash aftermath

BEIJING, China - Security officers check luggage and IDs of tourists in front of Beijing's Tiananmen gate on Oct. 30, 2013. Chinese authorities reportedly suspect people from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were behind a fatal car crash two days before.

Tiananmen crash aftermath

Tiananmen crash aftermath

BEIJING, China - A police officer checks the luggage of a man in front of Beijing's Tiananmen gate on Oct. 30, 2013. The man was later taken away in a police vehicle. Chinese authorities reportedly suspect people from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were behind a fatal car crash two days before.

Tiananmen car crash

Tiananmen car crash

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2013, shows the location where a sport utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of tourists the previous day, leaving five people dead, in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. A portrait of Mao Zedong, founder of Communist China, is seen in the background.

Tiananmen car crash

Tiananmen car crash

BEIJING, China - Police officers patrol in rows near Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Oct. 29, 2013, the day after a sport utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of tourists nearby, leaving five people dead.

Tiananmen car crash

Tiananmen car crash

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2013, shows an area in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, where a sport utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of tourists the previous day, leaving five people dead.

Tiananmen car crash

Tiananmen car crash

BEIJING, China - A police officer stands guard in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Oct. 29, 2013, the day after a sport utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of tourists nearby, leaving five people dead.

Vehicle plows into crowd at Tiananmen Square

Vehicle plows into crowd at Tiananmen Square

BEIJING, China - Photo shows an area in front of Beijing's Tiananmen Gate blockaded after a sport utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of tourists and caught fire on Oct. 28, 2013. The incident left at least five people dead, local authorities said.

Vehicle plows into crowd at Tiananmen Square

Vehicle plows into crowd at Tiananmen Square

BEIJING, China - Police officers blockade an area near Beijing's Tiananmen Gate after a sport utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of tourists and caught fire on Oct. 28, 2013. The incident left at least five people dead, local authorities said.

Vehicle plows into crowd at Tiananmen Square

Vehicle plows into crowd at Tiananmen Square

BEIJING, China - Photo shows an area in front of Beijing's Tiananmen Gate blockaded after a sport utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of tourists and caught fire on Oct. 28, 2013. The incident left at least five people dead, local authorities said.

Vehicle plows into crowd at Tiananmen Square

Vehicle plows into crowd at Tiananmen Square

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand in front of Beijing's Tiananmen Gate after a sport utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of tourists and caught fire on Oct. 28, 2013. The incident left at least five people dead, local authorities said.

China air pollution

China air pollution

BEIJING, China - Visibility is poor due to air pollution at Tiananmen gate in Beijing, China, on July 18, 2013.

Police at Tiananmen

Police at Tiananmen

BEIJING, China - An armed police officer stands guard in front of the portrait of Communist China founder Mao Zedong at Tiananmen gate in Beijing on June 2, 2013.

Tiananmen Gate

Tiananmen Gate

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Oct. 26, 2012, shows a police officer and a portrait of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong at Beijing's Tiananmen Gate.

Tiananmen Gate

Tiananmen Gate

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2012, shows Beijing's Tiananmen Gate.

22nd anniv. of Tiananmen Square in Beijing

22nd anniv. of Tiananmen Square in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A police officer is seen standing at a gate of a cemetery on the outskirts of Beijing where victims of the Chinese government's 1989 crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square rest, on June 4, 2011. Authorities were on high alert for antigovernment protests and memorial events as Beijing marked the 22nd anniversary of the deadly event the same day.

Police in Beijing

Police in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A police officer stands guard in front of the Tiananmen Gate near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 25, 2011. A motorcade believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived at the hall to hold talks with Chinese leaders.

Fukuda visits China for talks with top Chinese leaders

Fukuda visits China for talks with top Chinese leaders

BEIJING, China - A Japanese flag flutters in front of a huge portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Dec. 27, as China welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda who is on an official visit to the country. Fukuda is scheduled to hold talks with President Hu Jintao and other top Chinese leaders.

Sporting goods companies vie for business from citizen runners

Sporting goods companies vie for business from citizen runners

BEIJING, China - Citizen runners in the 2006 Beijing International Marathon running in front of the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing in October 2006.

(2)Tiananmen square on 14th anniversary

(2)Tiananmen square on 14th anniversary

BEIJING, China - The Tiananmen Gate in Beijing stands quietly on June 4, the 14th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre in which troops and tanks crushed student-led demonstrations.

Indonesian Pres. Joko's visit to China

Indonesian Pres. Joko's visit to China

The Indonesian (L) and Chinese national flags are flown together near Mao Zedong's portrait on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on July 25, 2022, ahead of Indonesian President Joko Widodo's visit to China.

(2)Tiananmen square on 14th anniversary

(2)Tiananmen square on 14th anniversary

BEIJING, China - The Tiananmen Gate in Beijing stands quietly on June 4, the 14th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre in which troops and tanks crushed student-led demonstrations. (Kyodo)

Friendship for the 21st Century - Prime Minister Nakasone's Visit to China

On March 23, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone paid an official visit to China with the aim of laying the foundation for Japan-China friendship into the 21st century. Scenes of Prime Minister Nakasone receiving a welcome to China, the welcome banquet, Prime Minister Nakasone's lecture at Beijng University, the meeting with Deng Xiaoping, Director of the Central Advisory Committee of the Communist Party of China, date of shooting unknown, release date: April 16, 1984.

Air pollution in Beijing

Air pollution in Beijing

Beijing's Tiananmen Gate is seen on Nov. 30, 2015 as air pollution deteriorated and expanded outside of the Chinese capital. It was reported the same day that the index for harmful PM2.5 -- fine particles 2.5 micrometers in diameter or smaller -- hit 560, exceeding the worst level of "hazardous" given for readings between 301 and 500. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China marks 70th anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

China marks 70th anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

Military vehicles carrying ballistic missiles pass in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, during a massive military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China marks 70th anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

China marks 70th anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles appear during a massive military parade in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China marks 70th anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

China marks 70th anniversary of Japan's WWII defeat

Chinese female military personnel march in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, during a massive military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

CORRECTED: China's air pollution worsens

CORRECTED: China's air pollution worsens

Riot police officers wearing masks stand guard at the Tiananmen gate in Beijing on Jan. 5, 2017, amid serious air pollution. The local media reported the same day that a "red alert," the highest level in China's pollution warning system, has been issued in 32 cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Chinese Type 99A battle tanks featured at military parade

Chinese Type 99A battle tanks featured at military parade

File photo taken in Beijing in September 2015 shows Type 99A main battle tanks of the Chinese People's Liberation Army passing in front of Tiananmen Gate during a military parade in the Chinese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Chinese family visits Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

Chinese family visits Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

A Chinese family visits Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2015. Although China decided to end its one-child policy, an opinion poll by a Chinese newspaper reveals that the majority of Chinese citizens are not considering having a second child for fear of lowering their standard of living. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Women, girl take selfie in front of Tiananmen Gate

Women, girl take selfie in front of Tiananmen Gate

Women and a child take a picture in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2015. China has decided to end its decades-long one-child-policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Father, child visit Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

Father, child visit Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

A man and his daughter visit Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2015. Although China decided to end its one-child policy, an opinion poll by a Chinese newspaper shows that the majority of the Chinese citizens are not considering having a second child to avoid lowering their standard of living. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo