Pages

▼
Showing posts with label Yan Mingfu (阎明复). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yan Mingfu (阎明复). Show all posts
Monday, December 17, 2018

People of 1989: Yuan Mu (袁木)

›
In the 1980s, the title of a government spokesperson was still a new curiosity. As such, Yuan Mu was a virtual unknown at the beginning of 1...
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

This Day in 1989: June 24, 1989, Government Turmoil Ends with New Leadership

›
On June 24, 1989, the Chinese Communist Party completed its top-level leadership reshuffle at the conclusion of its 13th Congress, 4th plena...

This Day in 1989: June 1, 1991, Hu Qili, Yan Mingfu, and Ni Xinwen Rehabitated

›
On June 1, 1991, Chinese government announced that three high-level officials, previously stripped their positions for their sympathy of 19...
Sunday, May 31, 2015

Pictures of 1989: Hunger Strike Continues Amid Sino-Soviet Summit

›
Hunger Strike Headquarters holds a press conference. Chai Ling speaks at the press conference. Chai Ling faints. Pu Zhiqiang i...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Pictures of 1989: Dialog with Yan Mingfu on May 14, 1989

›
A "hunger strike" black flag, made by Feng Congde, hangs in Tiananmen Square. Hunger strike students meet Yan Mingfu and ot...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Book Review: Zhao Ziyang Falls Short in Telling His Story

›
On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre, the book Prisoner of the State, the Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziya...
2 comments:
Monday, May 18, 2009

Book Excerpt: Meeting with Li Peng

›
The following excerpt is from my book Standoff at Tiananmen , chapter 9 , describing the impromptu meeting between student leaders and the P...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

People of 1989: Yan Mingfu (阎明复)

›
A posthumous memoir by the late General Secretary Zhao Ziyang is making the news currently. But if we had a real chance to have a pee...
Thursday, May 14, 2009

This Day in 1989: May14, Dialog with Yan Mingfu

›
On May 14, 1989, the hunger strikers started to settle in Tianamen Square after spending their first cold night there. Feng Congde brough...

Book Excerpt: Dialogue with Yan Mingfu

›
The following excerpt is from my book Standoff at Tiananmen , chapter 8 , describing the dramatic failure in a dialogue between student lead...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

This Day in 1989: May13, Hunger Strike Launches

›
On May 13, 1989, around a hundred or so students marched into Tiananmen Square and started their hunger strike. They were accompanied by an ...
Friday, June 13, 2008

NYT Archive 1989: Fang Lizhi's Status

›
As the Chinese and American governments continued to haggle on Fang Lizhi, New York Times on June 13, 1989, reported how Fang Lizhi got int...