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Behind The Tiananmen Massacre
Chu-yuan Cheng
其他書名
Social, Political, And Economic Ferment In China
出版Routledge, 2019-09-17
主題Political Science / World / AsianSocial Science / Regional Studies
ISBN04297189939780429718991
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=z02wDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The 1989 prodemocracy movement in the People's Republic of China and the subsequent crackdown were marked by many dramatic reversals. Supported at first by several thousand Beijing University students, the movement quickly attracted millions of followers and developed into a nationwide mass movement. The jubilant mood during the short-lived freedom in Tiananmen Square turned into despair over the unnecessary bloodshed. The event raised many deeply disturbing questions: Was the massacre necessary and justified? What is the historical significance of this movement? Which path will the PRC follow in the decade ahead? Although no one had anticipated the tragic outcome, the popular unrest was not totally unexpected. When I read the news of 200,000 Beijing students and residents, in open defiance of the government's order, staging a largescale demonstration on Apri120, I knew a confrontation between the people and the government was inevitable.