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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

This Day in 1989: February 25, President Bush Visits China

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On February 25, 1989, American President George H. W. Bush , who had been in office for barely a month, arrived in Beijing for a working vis...
Thursday, February 19, 2015

This Day in 1989: February 20, 42 Scientists and Educators Issues an Open Letter

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On February 20, 1989, 42 well-known scientists and educators co-signed an open letter to the nation's top leadership calling for democra...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

This Day in 1989: Feburary 2, Fang Lizhi Publishes China's Despair and China's Hope

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On February 2, 1989, Fang Lizhi published an essay titled China's Despair and China's Hope , translated from Chinese by Perry Link,...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

People of 1989: Shen Tong (沈彤)

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When Shen Tong was still a high school kid in 1985, he was already doing his own business on the campus of Peking University, selling books ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

This Day in 1989: Fang Lizhi Speaks Up in a Salon

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In the evening of January 28, 1989, the magazine New Enlightenment hosted a salon in a small bookstore in Beijing. Many active intellectual...
Monday, January 12, 2015

This Day in 1989: January 12, Artists Push for Wei Jingsheng's Release

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On January 12, 1989, a few members of the "The Stars Art" group opened an exhibit in Hong Kong, commemorating the 10-year annivers...
Sunday, November 30, 2014

Wuer Kaixi Puts Himself on Taiwan Ballot

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Former 1989 Chinese student leader Wuer Kaixi today announced through his Facebook page that he will become a candidate in the regional rep...