admin's note: As Nimrod commented in an early thread, "the tankman photo was a snapshot ..., the whole incident is a lot more powerful than the snapshot; in the same way that the whole 1989 movement makes a more powerful statement than the snapshot of 6/4." Previously, we posted personal accounts of students from Tianjin or Shanghai to give readers a taste of the spread, both … [Read more...] about On my way to school, I saw beautiful flowers
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(Letter from kui) A recollection of the 1989 student movement in Tianjin
admin's note: This year is the 20th anniversary of the 1989 student movement. No matter what your view on this subject is, what happened 20 years ago is no doubt an important piece of Chinese history. As Zhu Rongji, former Chinese premier minister, then mayor of Shanghai, famously said, on June 8, 1989, “No one can cover up historical facts forever, and the truth will … [Read more...] about (Letter from kui) A recollection of the 1989 student movement in Tianjin
Sorting fact from fiction – Tiananmen revisited (Part 1)
Foreword The following piece is the first installment of a two-part essay that explores the tumultuous events that occurred in Beijing during the spring of 1989. The essay is divided into seven sections, the first three of which appear here in Part I. The first half of the essay provides a brief outline of the economic and social setting from which the movement sprung, … [Read more...] about Sorting fact from fiction – Tiananmen revisited (Part 1)
(Letter from EugeneZ) Spring 1989 in Shanghai – A Memory of the ’89 Student Movement
One year ago, Buxi asked me to write something on 6/4, and I did not get around to do it, but promised that I would do so this year, the 20th anniversary. At the reminder of Admin a few weeks ago, I started to think about this "action item". I pulled out a diary/report that was written within the weeks after 6/4/1989, the report was 50 some pages long. It did not have any … [Read more...] about (Letter from EugeneZ) Spring 1989 in Shanghai – A Memory of the ’89 Student Movement
Chas Freeman's view of the dominant view on June 4th in China
This post is perhaps a bit ahead of its proper time since the 20th anniversary of June 4th is still about three months away. Nevertheless, the recent chatters in the blogsphere made me check out the background of Chas Freeman, Obama's choice as the head of the National Intelligence Council, and his comment concerning June 4th. Well, it's kinda difficult to keep on skipping … [Read more...] about Chas Freeman's view of the dominant view on June 4th in China