 After the 1989 events at Tiananmen, Hou Dejian disappeared from the public eye to avoid the crackdown on so called “counterrevolutionaries” who had participated in the protest.While rumors swirled of his whereabouts, Hou spent 72 days under the protection of the Australian embassy.Following his emergence out of hiding, Hou gave an interview to media discussing his role in the evacuation of the square.