On the other hand, one man against an army. The power of the people versus the power of the gun. There he stood, implausibly resolute, with his shopping bags. A common Chinese man facing down a column of tanks is surly an act of defiance. For a moment that will be long remembered, the lone man defined the struggle of China's citizens. "Why are you here?" he shouted at the silent steel hulk. "You have done nothing but create misery. My city is in chaos because of you."