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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Friday, April 17, 2009

Li Lu Appears in Fortune Report

Li Lu, one of the key leaders in the 1989 student movement, has been largely staying out of the media limelight in more recent years. He mad...

This Day in 1989: April 17, Students March to Tiananmen Square

After spending the entire previous day making a huge wreath , Chen Xiaoping and Wu Renhua were pleasantly surprised that their note had garn...

Thursday, April 16, 2009

This Day in 1989: April 16

The news of Hu Yaobang's death was slowly sinking in on April 16, 1989. Spontaneous memorial banners, flowers, and Big Posters were ap...

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Days of 1989: A Chronology

Recounting the days of 1989, one day at a time July July 14, 1989 June June 5, 1989 June 4, 1989 June 3, 1989 June 2, 1989 Jun...

This Day in 1989: April 15, Hu Yaobang is Dead

Former General Secretary Hu Yaobang passed away at 7:53 in the morning of April 15, 1989. The news was officially broadcast to the nation i...

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

People of 1989: Hu Yaobang (胡耀邦)

Not many people knew his name when he first emerged in the national scene in 1981, being appointed as the Chairman of the Chinese Communi...

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Associated Press Reports on Tiananmen Survivor

The media countdown to the twentieth anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre has unofficially started as the Associated Press features a survivor ...

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