However, there was still the problem of political corruption within the Chinese society such as nepotism in the workplace. The nepotism was caused by the redaction of the law which forbade conduct of this type, and which required state selected students to be accepted. As this tension built up within the citizens, new ideas ultimately turned the wheel of history. The students learned about new ideas such as equality, freedom, and human rights. Political reform was the answer to the call of the people. The ideas of the West such as multi-party governments, capitalism, and liberty enticed the Chinese students pushing them to desire a people’s government. The students started demonstrating, and soon the movement spread to many cities, striking fear within the Communist party. The party suppressed this movement by declaring it bourgeois liberalism. Hu Yaobang, a liberal member of the party who encouraged reform, was forced to resign, and his death sparked protests on Tiananmen Square. This sparked more protests around China, but the government took no action at that time. Later, martial law was imposed on the city of Beijing, and the army was stationed around the
However, there was still the problem of political corruption within the Chinese society such as nepotism in the workplace. The nepotism was caused by the redaction of the law which forbade conduct of this type, and which required state selected students to be accepted. As this tension built up within the citizens, new ideas ultimately turned the wheel of history. The students learned about new ideas such as equality, freedom, and human rights. Political reform was the answer to the call of the people. The ideas of the West such as multi-party governments, capitalism, and liberty enticed the Chinese students pushing them to desire a people’s government. The students started demonstrating, and soon the movement spread to many cities, striking fear within the Communist party. The party suppressed this movement by declaring it bourgeois liberalism. Hu Yaobang, a liberal member of the party who encouraged reform, was forced to resign, and his death sparked protests on Tiananmen Square. This sparked more protests around China, but the government took no action at that time. Later, martial law was imposed on the city of Beijing, and the army was stationed around the