Tiananmen Square 1989
The student-led protests for political reform and the subsequent military crackdown.
Key Questions
- 1What were the primary grievances of the protesters in 1989?
- 2Why did the CCP leadership view the protests as an existential threat?
- 3How did the events of 1989 shape China's political trajectory since?
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