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Bob Hawke's speech about Tiananmen Square
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42 000 Chinese students were also granted asylum in Australia by Bob Hawke.
During his speech, Hawke did something unprecedented — he offered asylum to some 42,000 Chinese nationals in Australia as a consequence of the massacre.
This even surprised his cabinet, who weren't consulted on the decision prior to Hawke's announcement on live television.