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
- 4 The Tiananmen Protests as History
- 5 Demands and Responses
- 6 Backed into Corners
- 7 Workers and Citizens
- 8 Protests
- Part Three Massacre
- Part Four Nationwide
- Part Five The Aftermath
- Further Reading
- Index
- Series page
5 - Demands and Responses
from Part Two - The Tiananmen Protests
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
- 4 The Tiananmen Protests as History
- 5 Demands and Responses
- 6 Backed into Corners
- 7 Workers and Citizens
- 8 Protests
- Part Three Massacre
- Part Four Nationwide
- Part Five The Aftermath
- Further Reading
- Index
- Series page
Summary
Hu Yaobang's death sparked student protests in Beijing, which escalated when protesters felt ignored by officials after Hu's memorial service on April 22, 1989. General Secretary Zhao Ziyang and Premier Li Peng disagreed about how to handle the protests before Zhao left for North Korea on April 23. In Zhao's absence, Li and other officials presented their views to Deng Xiaoping, who labeled the protests "turmoil," sparking a march of approximately 100,000 people disputing this characterization.
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- June FourthThe Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989, pp. 42 - 62Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021