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8 - The Martial Law Decision

May 13–May 19, 1989

from Part III - The Decision for Military Intervention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

Yang Su
Yang Su
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
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Chapter 8 explores the true challenges faced by Deng Xiaoping in 1989. He found a political play, in the form of military mobilization in the name of ending the protest, that would satisfy many demands with one stroke. With enhanced power, he ended the protest, removed Zhao Ziyang as general secretary, and prevailed in forming a new leadership to carry bear his reform mantle.

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Deadly Decision in Beijing
Succession Politics, Protest Repression, and the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre
 , pp. 166 - 186
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • The Martial Law Decision
  • Yang Su, University of California, Irvine
  • Book: Deadly Decision in Beijing
  • Online publication: 23 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009122061.009
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  • The Martial Law Decision
  • Yang Su, University of California, Irvine
  • Book: Deadly Decision in Beijing
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009122061.009
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  • The Martial Law Decision
  • Yang Su, University of California, Irvine
  • Book: Deadly Decision in Beijing
  • Online publication: 23 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009122061.009
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