Tiananmen Square

Twenty five years ago, thousands of citizens gathered and protested at Tiananmen Square because they wanted a better and stronger government that they could trust. The protestors, led by students, opposed their Communist government and wanted to move to a more democratic system. The citizens wanted to have more economic and social reforms and have freedom of the press. The government felt threatened and was afraid that the protestors would be too powerful and the system would be disabled.…

The National Mall and Tiananmen Square represent the political ideologies of the respective regimes, as well as act as the symbolic centers of political power in their countries. This part will illustrate how the institution of each government and the political culture of each country are indicated by the formal and spatial language of the two sites. First, to understand the development of these spaces, one must understand the American and Chinese political regimes. In politics, a régime is the…

crackdown, writing that “mentally, I was fully prepared, I knew that if I persistently upheld my view, I would ultimately be compelled to step down.” Defeat for the reformers came quick after that, and on the night of June 3rd, order was given that Tiananmen Square must be cleared by June 4th 6:00AM. In a confrontation between those with guns and those without, the outcome did not produce any surprise – it was a one sided bloodshed. It did however generate tremendous outrage and disbelief that…

The relationships between intellectuals/students and the Chinese state have differed greatly starting from the Cultural Revolution to the Tiananmen Square Incident of 1989. During the Cultural Revolution, intellectuals and the Chinese state was disharmonious while the students’ relationship with the Chinese state was cooperative and harmonious. Intellectuals had the potential to poison the students’ minds with anti-revolutionary ideas and thoughts. The students were at the forefront of the…

Hu Yaobang passed away on April 15th, 1989, and the CCP held a grand funeral for him that was televised publically. Students began to gather in Tiananmen Square initially to mourn for him and to request official reversal of Hu’s legacy where he was forced to admit his mistakes; but discussions and requests soon became revolved around general political questions such as democratic reforms and transparency…

The Tiananmen Square Massacre on June 3-4 was a tragic incident where many pro-democracy demonstrators, mostly young college students, were fired upon by Chinese troops and tanks in order to suppress the protest. China’s Government has relentlessly sought to undermine the significance and memory of the crisis. As a result, even public references to any of the events that took place. All media and protesting is heavily censored. However, covering up these events and trying to lessen their…

1949 Revolution and 1989 Tiananmen Square protests Throughout history, there has been many revolutions or rebellions that sought to make changes in societies. One of the common changes people fight for is their country’s form of government. World-widely, uprisings calling for democratic ideas were more typical than which call for communist styles of government. However, cultural movements towards communist path have been more successful in China. Two of the events that took place in China,…

non-violent and they all happened years ago. Protest are a way of getting your side of the story in the public eye. Some protest can be very bad and some can be peaceful. One example of a protest that went violent is the Tiananmen Square protest.In the article of Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989 is talking about Beijing having a leader die and a lot of people having a peaceful protest until the military got involved and killed over a 1000 people. "Chinese officials stated that 200 people died…

the day known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre. This absolute injustice was started by a group of university students that exposed deep splits into China’s political leadership. The Government enforcing military rule on the countries capital tried to forcefully suppress the protests. The protesters called for government liability, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and the restoration of workers' power over industry. These young and unarmed activists occupied the square for seven weeks…

The Tiananmen Square protests was caused by many factors that were present after Mao Zedong’s death. The failed Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution left China in a devastated state with economic and social problems in part to the failure of Communism. The Communist Party still stayed strong throughout these crises although they resulted in more deaths than the Soviet Union and the Nazi regime’s atrocities. The party elected Deng Xiaoping, who was left to lift the country back up.…