Standoff At Tiananmen

How Chinese Students Shocked the World with a Magnificent Movement for Democracy and Liberty that Ended in the Tragic Tiananmen Massacre in 1989.

Relive the history with this blog and my book, "Standoff at Tiananmen", a narrative history of the movement.

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Showing posts with label Zhang Boli (张伯笠). Show all posts

Showing posts with label Zhang Boli (张伯笠). Show all posts

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

This Day in 1989, June 3, The Even of Massacre

Tension escalated during the day of June 3, 1989. Large crowds of military troops, wearing white shirts but army pants, were discovered ever...

Saturday, May 30, 2009

This Day in 1989: May 30, Goddess of Democracy Unveiled

In the morning of May 30, 1989, the tenth day of martial law, the stature of Goddess of Democracy was unveiled in Tiananmen Square . The t...

Friday, May 29, 2009

This Day in 1989: May 29, Chai Ling Returns, the Goddess of Democracy Comes

Amid the constant struggle and in-fighting within the student leadership, things were actually quieting down at the epicenter, Tiananmen Squ...

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Book Excerpt: Chai Ling's "Last Word" Interview

The following excerpt is from my book Standoff at Tiananmen , chapter 11 , describing Chai Ling's videotaped interview on May 28, 1989. ...

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Book Excerpt: Ending the Hunger Strike

The following excerpt is from my book Standoff at Tiananmen , chapter 10 , describing how the hunger strike finally came to an end. The Hu...

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Document of 1989: Seven-Point Petition

In the early morning of April 18, 1989, hundreds of students from Peking University gathered around the Monument to People's Heroes at ...

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