The Protest Of Tiananmen Square Protest

In 1989, Chinese students protested because of the death of the Chinese Communist leader and because no actions for reform were being made. During these protests, many students were being arrested for speaking against the government and some students were even being killed for their actions. This event became known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre because of the tremendous amount of students killed there. The number of casualties varied between 150- 10,000 people. This event has significance because this demonstration had a tremendous amount of casualties. After the massacre the U.S. got involved by imposing diplomatic and economic sanctions against China.

“There is danger0from all men.0The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man0living with power to endanger the0public liberty.” says Ayn Rand. The novel Forbidden City by William Bell tells us a real story about students and civilians democracy in0Beijing, China in 1989. The government no0longer works for people when the movement0becomes violent and a power struggle between the government and people appears. In a word, power0can take over0freedom when a certain0group of people controls it all, but it can’t control people’s0thoughts forever. Firstly, the setting shows the background0which is thousands of students were doing hunger strike in Tian An0Men Square because of freedom. The Character Lao Xu is one of the leaders in the activity of hunger strike Lao Xu sacrificed because saving students. Finally the conflict between China0and citizen shows that government cannot ignore any citizens and controls their thoughts.

Though termed the Tiananmen Square Massacre, this incident actually took place throughout China. What started out as a peaceful protest calling for political and economic reforms, soon turned to bloodshed. (Hu 2015)This greatly impacted China's international relationships. Contact between China and Western nations declined, official visits were suspended. Western powers imposed arms embargoes and economic sanctions, preventing the sale of military equipment, and approval of loans. (The National Bureau of Asian Research) Understanding the causes of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, and its effects on China’s international relationships, aids in better understanding the nuances of this infamous incident.

On June 5, 1989, soldiers and tanks from China's People’s Liberation Army physically oppressed the student led protesters. The events surrounding this day are referred to as the Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989, a democracy movement calling for political and social reforms in the Republic of China. The deaths that occurred as a consequence of the Tiananmen Square Protest was not the fault of the students, but rather, the disastrous situation of China beforehand, the common belief that demonstrations would succeed, and the government’s obstinate decisions.

Since the dawn of human civilization, there have been governments. As a species, we have always attempted to efficiently and systematically maintain order. However it is not uncommon for those same governments to turn on the people it protects, as evidenced by the countless tyrants and authoritarian regimes that plague our history. When studying the complex subject of a free or oppressive government, it is rather interesting to look at the stark contrasts between how both of these organizations handle protests against their rules or laws. The authoritarian regime holds absolute power, meaning that nearly any form of complaint against their actions will be met with disregard, or even punishment. However in a free society in which the government must answer to the people, protests are the language of the discontent, signifying to a representative government that change is needed.

The Prodemocracy Movement, the Bloody Massacre in Tiananmen Square, and the Tiananmen Square Incident or Massacre are just a few of the names of the protests that went wrong that began in April 1989 and came to an upsetting end in June 1989. The citizens of China had wanted a political form for a long time, but did not know how and when to start. The protests started when a favored government official died. Shortly after, Mikhail Gorbachev visited Communist China, and everyone was jealous of the relationship he had with his people. The protesters went on a hunger strike because they wished they had leaders like Gorbachev. This gained the support of many people, and eventually there were over one million people camped out in Tiananmen Square asking for a change in their corrupt government. The government officials got very angry and send out an army to use against their own people. A great deal of people died and a ton were injured. Because the media was able to cover a majority of everything that happened, everyone around the world saw it, and it changed their thoughts of the Chinese government. The Tiananmen Square Massacre ruined China 's international image throughout the world.

In the month of June, the government sends in its army to disperse the students out of the square and end the protests. The night of June 4th the Chinese army advanced on the square, Day’s earlier tanks, troops, and armed cars had surrounded the square and blocked off all roads. Protestors were shot down and beaten by Chinese soldiers. The scene was complete chaos in and around Tiananmen Square. Protestors were enraged with the soldiers who were shooting at anyone they deemed a threat. In the hours before the invasion of the square, make shift weaponry was being made for the protestors who were going to put up a fight to get what they wanted, democracy. Molotov cocktails, sticks, rocks, and pipes would battle throughout the night against bullets, teargas, and armor. Buses and cars were torched, Soldiers and civilians beaten, shot, or burned.

Like the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the Tiananmen Square Protests was capitulated for the same reason; opposition towards a leader who had heavy rule over the country, in which the people had little say in the way the government was run. The authorities declared martial law, and mobilized more than 300,000 troops to Beijing in order to stop the protests from spreading throughout all of China. As a result, the Tiananmen Square Massacre in (known in China as “the July 4th Incident”) ended with roughly 500 fatalities. Today, it remains one of the most sensitive and heavily censored topics in all of

The 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre in China or the June Fourth Incident was one of the most famous student protests in the world’s history. The Massacre took place on June 4th 1989 – the last day of a series of pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square beginning from April 14. The Tiananmen protest ended in tragic failure and bloodbath as the Chinese state decided to put down the protest with a martial law. At last, army troops and tanks were sent to take control of the city and were ordered to clear the square by firing at the crowd of protesters. The number of deaths has been a matter of controversy over the world until now, which ranges from several hundreds to thousands. In spite of the massiveness and the great influence of

The specific choice of topic arose from an interest in the iconic photograph, which encapsulates the resistance and opposition towards the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This investigation will assess the significance of the propaganda that arose out of the student protesting Tiananmen Square in 1989. Using the photographs, specifically the “Tank Man” photograph, taken by Jeff Widener on the 5th of June 1989 during the protests and smuggled out of China and published by western media, I will investigate the extent to which this piece of media influenced relations between Australia and China immediately after the events of the student protest. In short, this investigation considers and questions the influence western media coverage had in its

Contrary to the Ying and Yang’s dependence on each other in Chinese philosophy, the people of China and their government could not depend on each other. The Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989 was a democratic movement calling for political and social reforms in China. This student led protest had been going on for many months but was forcefully oppressed by China’s People’s Liberation Army on the night of June third and fourth, 1989. The deaths that occurred as a consequence of the Tiananmen Square Protest was not the fault of the students, but rather, the disastrous situation China was in beforehand, the common belief that demonstrations would benefit the people, and the government’s obstinate decisions.

democracy. This coupled with the copious allowance for free speech, in the Chinese regard, during the Cultural Revolution and its devastating aftermath which remained potent in the lives of many individuals lead many Chinese to lose faith in their government altogether. This loss of faith and potency of unsavoury memories may have pushed many Chinese to look towards a better political and social systema democratic one. Chinese society was avidly propagandistic. The aim to maintain a strong communist hold on Chinese society through press and censorship reform had the opposite effect, even subsequently having to be crushed. Thus the events of the Great Leap Forward and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution can be regarded as considerable forces that influenced the Tiananmen Movement and thus its consequent

June fourth, 1989. A day like many at that time in Beijing, China, where university students were protesting for democracy in Tiananmen Square. But on that day, the Chinese government couldn’t tolerate it any longer. The army and the police were sent out to clear the students from the square, using as much force as they wanted. Estimates of the death count vary from the hundreds to the thousands, but no one knows for sure. Even today, there is still one prisoner left over from the massacre.

On April 17th, 1989, university students gathered in Tiananmen Square, the national landmark which has held important national and international events throughout history. The death of Yaobang Hu, a resigned Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary, resulted in massive mourning by students. Over time, the mourning turned into a demonstration: university students in China protested, viewing the CCP as a corrupt government. The demonstration grew due to the belief that democratic ideals would repeal the corruption that was emerging. However, the movement itself was seen as a rebellion against the CCP. After two months of protesting, the government decided to impose martial law upon Beijing to take back the square from the protesters. The

The Shanghai (Xinjiang) Riots and Tiananmen Square Massacre were a direct result from government corruption. The Shanghai (Xinjiang) riots developed around 1994. It began with about 10,000 “incidents” with 730,000 participants, it grew to 74,000 “incidents” with 3.8 million participants. There have been many casualties or as referred to by the government “incidents” by these riots, in 2000, there were 5,500 and in 2003 there were 58,000. These riots are due to overworked textile workers striking, villagers trying to keep their land from being taking over, but mostly because of poor victims of the transition to a market economy. This was directly a cause of government corruption due to unequal distribution of wealth and police abuse. A rioter stated “people can see who corrupt the government is while they barely have enough to eat.” However, this problem originated before those riots occurred. 5 years before that happened; a more famous incident took place, the Tiananmen Square Massacre. July 4th, 1989, thousands of students gathered outside Tiananmen Square to protest for a more democratic government. Chinese government sent officials