(Propaganda in the Western press had a lasting impact on China. For the Tiananmen Protest of 1989, the "reform and opening up" policies under Deng back-stepped when Western governments decided to scale back loans and FDI into China on the grounds the Chinese government were 'butchers.' The 'butcher' and 'massacre' narratives were concocted by the Western press to demonize the … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk About Tiananmen Square, 1989
6/4
(Letter from pug_ster) 6/4 and Zhao Ziyang’s Chinese’ reactions around the World…
6/4 came and went and I came to this article about the Overseas Chinese' reactions to these this event. Much credit given to China Beat. http://thechinabeat.blogspot.com/2009/06/64-around-world.html I rather not discuss issues pertaining to Media nor from the Chinese dissidents living in that country but rather get a consensus of what the Overseas Chinese' reactions to 6/4 … [Read more...] about (Letter from pug_ster) 6/4 and Zhao Ziyang’s Chinese’ reactions around the World…