Book contents
- Deadly Decision in Beijing
- Deadly Decision in Beijing
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Main Characters
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Party-State Leadership in the Deng Era
- Part II Elite Politics and the Making of the Tiananmen Protest
- Part III The Decision for Military Intervention
- Part IV The Political Impact
- 10 Deng’s Long Game
- 11 Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
10 - Deng’s Long Game
1989–1992
from Part IV - The Political Impact
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
Book contents
- Deadly Decision in Beijing
- Deadly Decision in Beijing
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Main Characters
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Party-State Leadership in the Deng Era
- Part II Elite Politics and the Making of the Tiananmen Protest
- Part III The Decision for Military Intervention
- Part IV The Political Impact
- 10 Deng’s Long Game
- 11 Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
Summary
Chapter 10 addresses the political developments that occurred after the 1989 Tiananmen crisis. Subsequent events provide further evidence to evaluate the three models. The Tiananmen decision proved to be effective in Deng’s long-term plans, such as securing a political leadership loyal to his reform, but it further suggests that military action was used for more purposes than ending the protest.
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- Deadly Decision in BeijingSuccession Politics, Protest Repression, and the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, pp. 223 - 244Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023