The Tiananmen Papers: The Chinese Leadership's Decision to Use Force Against Their Own People - In Their Own Words

ISBN-13: 9780349114699 / Angielski

Andrew J Nathan

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The events of the Beijing Spring of 1989 were amongst the most momentous of China's tumultuous 20th century. What began as a peaceful memorial demonstration following the death of a popular reform leader, soon developed into a massive pro-democracy movement with Tiananmen Square as the focal point. As hundreds of thousands of students and workers poured onto the Beijing streets, the Chinese government responded first by declaring martial law and then, on 4th June, fatefully sending in the People's Liberation Army to crush the protesters forcefully.