Riding motorbikes, Chinese workers parade through Beijing streets on May 18, 1989, in protest against the Chinese government. (Catherine Henriette / AFP via Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm ...
Tiananmen Square is located in the center of Beijing, the capital of China. Tiananmen means “gate of heavenly peace.” In 1989, after several weeks of demonstrations, Chinese troops entered Tiananmen ...
BEIJING — It was my second attempt in as many days to visit Tiananmen Square, and it wasn't looking good. When I tried the day before, a guard said I required an online appointment — and, no, I couldn ...
To reclaim the legacy of Tiananmen for emancipatory ends, we must release it from Cold War politics and place it in a longer, larger history of struggle. Pro-democracy protesters filled Tiananmen ...
As a young man in Beijing in the 1980s, Lun Zhang felt like he was taking part in a new Chinese enlightenment. The country was undergoing paramount leader Deng Xiaoping’s “Reform and Opening Up,” and ...
In 1989, Gen. Xu Qinxian defied orders to crush the pro-democracy protests in Beijing. Now, leaked video from his court-martial is on YouTube. By Chris Buckley China used a parade of fighter jets, ...
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