Tiananmen square, 1989
- Democracy movements had grown in strength since the arrival of Deng
- May 4, 1989 they had mass rallies in honor of the 70th anniversary of the last major democratic uprising
- Many students remain and start a hunger strike
- Li Peng took a harsh stance on this and ordered the PLA to take whatever action necessary
- Army arrives in early June and are reluctant to deal with the crowd
- They broke into the square and open fire
- 400-800 people killed, many were not student and many killed on streets outside of the square
- Reaffirmed China's hardline on party dissent and public freedoms
- However economic changes were irreversible and 1992 Deng ended price controls
The Mystery of 'tank man'
- Rumored to have been named Wang Weilin, a 19 year old student
- He has been rumored also to have been shot, imprisoned and never found and still free in hiding
Summary
On May 4 1989 they had mass rallies in honour of the 70th anniversary of the last major democratic uprising
Many students remain and start a hunger strike.Li Peng took a harsh stance on this and ordered the PLA to take whatever action necessary.An army arrived in early June and were reluctant to deal with the crowd. But on June 3rd they broke into the square and opened fire. Approximately 400-800 people killed, many were not students and many killed on streets outside of the square, though they said no one had been killed
Reaffirmed China’s hardline on party dissent and public freedoms. Many people were charged and killed, this they did say happened because they did want people to rebel again.
Many students remain and start a hunger strike.Li Peng took a harsh stance on this and ordered the PLA to take whatever action necessary.An army arrived in early June and were reluctant to deal with the crowd. But on June 3rd they broke into the square and opened fire. Approximately 400-800 people killed, many were not students and many killed on streets outside of the square, though they said no one had been killed
Reaffirmed China’s hardline on party dissent and public freedoms. Many people were charged and killed, this they did say happened because they did want people to rebel again.