Book contents
- June Fourth
- New Approaches to Asian History
- June Fourth
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part One China’s 1980s
- Part Two The Tiananmen Protests
- Part Three Massacre
- 9 The Beijing Massacre as History
- 10 Authorized Force
- 11 Permission to Open Fire
- 12 Where Bullets Flew
- 13 Inside the Square
- 14 Victims
- 15 The Massacre Continues
- 16 Quiet Reckonings
- 17 Massacre
- Part Four Nationwide
- Part Five The Aftermath
- Further Reading
- Index
- Series page
16 - Quiet Reckonings
from Part Three - Massacre
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 April 2021
Book contents
- June Fourth
- New Approaches to Asian History
- June Fourth
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part One China’s 1980s
- Part Two The Tiananmen Protests
- Part Three Massacre
- 9 The Beijing Massacre as History
- 10 Authorized Force
- 11 Permission to Open Fire
- 12 Where Bullets Flew
- 13 Inside the Square
- 14 Victims
- 15 The Massacre Continues
- 16 Quiet Reckonings
- 17 Massacre
- Part Four Nationwide
- Part Five The Aftermath
- Further Reading
- Index
- Series page
Summary
Top Communist Party officials admitted that some civilians had been wrongfully killed during the massacre, and promised that victims and their families would receive compensation. This was a tacit admission that the massacre had gone horribly wrong. If compensation came, it was meager and not systematic. While victims suffered, military officials and soldiers quietly received honors and promotions.
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- June FourthThe Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989, pp. 135 - 139Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021