The Student Movement of 1989

 

 

Protesting students gathered in Tiananmen Square

 

"The Communist Party and the country are crooks. Our goals are, first, democracy and next, an end to guantuo (official profiteering). To overthrow the feudal system that has lasted for several thousand years, we have to let people speak out."

Xiong Wei, 21 Student leader and son of a high level Communist Party cadre

 

The Student Movement for Democracy

Pictorial History of the Massacre

The Government Cover-up of the Massacre

A Students Account of the Massacre

Timeline of Events

 

LINKS

Links to pages about the massacre:

Gate of Heavenly Peace

Tiananmen Square Massacre

Thoughts on the Massacre

 

Links to pages about China:

Map of China

China Today

China: Moving Slowly Onto Center State

China's English Newspaper

Inside China Today

 

This page was created by Stephanie Rothberg a student at Mount Holyoke College

sjrothbe@mtholyoke.edu

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