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28 - Falsehoods and Defiance

from Part Five - The Aftermath

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2021

Jeremy Brown
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
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A political culture of falsehoods was alive and well in 1989 as people caught up in the purge fabricated or downplayed what they had done during the protests. This allowed them to protect themselves and to shield others from punishment. Widespread passive resistance against the purge meant that it ended with a whimper in 1990. Some participants in the protests refused to lie. They remained defiant and suffered harsh punishments. Officials who enthusiastically oversaw the purge were rewarded with promotions.

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June Fourth
The Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989
, pp. 228 - 242
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Falsehoods and Defiance
  • Jeremy Brown, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
  • Book: June Fourth
  • Online publication: 01 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107323728.035
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  • Falsehoods and Defiance
  • Jeremy Brown, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107323728.035
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  • Falsehoods and Defiance
  • Jeremy Brown, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
  • Book: June Fourth
  • Online publication: 01 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107323728.035
Available formats
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