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2009/2 1989, a Watershed in Chinese History? | Special Feature
Jean-Philippe Béja et Merle Goldman

The Impact of the June 4th Massacre on the pro-Democracy Movement

p. 18-28

Ce document sera publié en ligne en texte intégral le 1 juin 2011.

Résumé

The Chinese pro-democracy movement crushed by the People’s Liberation Army on 4 June 1989 was preceded by many protests by intellectuals. The crackdown deprived the democrats of their protectors in the Party, and forced them to change strategies. Unable to organise large-scale demonstrations, dissidents launched petitions demanding respect for human rights and reversal of the official verdict on June 4th. They were joined by the Tiananmen Mothers, who became a new force in the pro-democracy movement. Yet, China’s democracy activists remain largely isolated from the rest of society.

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Jean-Philippe Béja et Merle Goldman, « The Impact of the June 4th Massacre on the pro-Democracy Movement », China perspectives, n°2009/2, 2009, [En ligne], mis en ligne le 1 juin 2011. URL : http://chinaperspectives.revues.org/document4801.html. Consulté le 07 novembre 2009.

Auteurs

Jean-Philippe Béja

Researcher Director at CNRS/CERI – Sciences Po and Researcher at the CEFC Hong Kong

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Merle Goldman

Professor Emerita of History at Boston University.