Tag: 1989 protests
30 Years Ago: Thousands Chant for Democracy
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent military crackdown in Beijing. To mark the occasion, CDT is posting a series of original news articles from that year, beginning with the death of Hu Yaobang on April 15 and continuing through the tumultuous spring. Read the full series here or follow it on Twitter. From the April 19, 1989 New York Times: More than 10,000 people took over Beijing’s central squareApril 19, 2019
