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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Sunday, April 6, 2008

Beijing Student Appeals to Change Slogans

Xinhuamen (新华门), or the Gate of New China, is the main entrance of Zhongnanhai , the secretive compound that houses the leadership of both C...

NYT Archive 1989: Second Thoughts On Reform

Foreshadowing on things yet to come, on April 6, 1989, Nicholas Kristof wrote on New York Times that "after 10 years in which ordinary...

Saturday, April 5, 2008

NYT Archive 1989: The Charm of Comrade Gorbachev

There were quite a few coverages related to China in April 5, 1989's edition of New York Times . The Dow Chemical Company was entering a...

Friday, April 4, 2008

NYT Archive 1989: Li Peng Rejects The Soviet Example

On April 4, 1989, at the end of the National People's Congress, Premier Li Peng held a two-hour long press conference. The New York Time...

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

NYT Archive 1989: China's Economic Reform, So Far

In the pages of the April 2, 1989's New York Times , two short reports caught a glimpse of China's economic at the time. After more ...

Hu Jia Sentenced To Three and Half Years

Hu Jia has been sentenced to three years and six months in jail for subversion . His lawyer does not know if he intends to appeal.

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Beijing Intellectuals Meet and Talk "Conflicts and Reconciliation"

A group of intellectuals in Sydney, Beijing and other places have formed a new private think-tank for " Chinese Reconciliation ". ...

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