I mean, if you need a legit journalist saying it, here’s a Western journalist that used to work for the Washington Post:

https://www.hnn.us/article/jay-mathews-the-myth-of-tiananmen

But, ultimately, there’s not going to be a new York Times article saying that China didn’t slaughter people for no reason because that’s against their goals as Western journalists. I guess you’d just have to believe that the news lies about things. But I guess you believe that the news always tells the truth and that they’re infallible.