This woman participated in the Six Four protests as a young college girl. She will never forget her memories, including the terrible sights of violence and death. Fortunately, it has not marked her life or twisted her outlook. She has moved onto a successful career in government, eventually coming to the United States to study and work. In 1989, I was studying at a … [Read more...] about Six Four: A Personal Memory
Archives for June 2008
Six Four: The person I admire the most is myself
It is early June, and the minds of many Chinese again return to the tragic political upheaval of 1989. Over the next few days, we will translate a number of messages that tries to capture our conflicted feelings towards that violent summer. This message also comes to us from MITBBS; the translation is below. Of course, in the face of all those who died... whether students, … [Read more...] about Six Four: The person I admire the most is myself
Six Four: A rational review of history
It is early June, and the minds of many Chinese again return to the tragic political upheaval of 1989. Over the next few days, we will translate a number of messages that tries to capture our conflicted feelings towards that violent summer. We especially welcome submissions from those with first-person memory of 1989. This article comes to us from MITBBS, and represents just … [Read more...] about Six Four: A rational review of history
Six Four: He Xin's 1990 speech at Beida
It is early June, and the minds of many Chinese again return to the tragic political upheaval of 1989. Over the next few days, we will translate a number of messages that tries to capture our conflicted feelings towards that violent summer. We especially welcome submissions from those with first-person memory of 1989. He Xin (何新) is a noted Chinese scholar from the '80s, … [Read more...] about Six Four: He Xin's 1990 speech at Beida
Internet Lynch Mob gets their Fan
Roland at ESWN gives us this excellent account of the Internet Lynch Mob again blindly rushing after a target... and sadly, this time, it's gotten the wrong person. Fan Xiaohua (范晓华) produced the official statement form the Mianzhu Communist Party Committee: "Comrade Fan Xiaohua (范晓华) has not been to Mianyang since May 12. She has not been to the May 1st Plaza of Mianyang. … [Read more...] about Internet Lynch Mob gets their Fan