AlvinH. Chu* On June 4, 1989, the world watched in horror as the Chinese Array led a violent crackdown to crush the student democracy movement that was taking place in Tiananmen Square.' When the last bullet was fired, hundreds of students laid murdered across the streets of Beijing and many more were injured." Tiananmen Square Massacre. While the initial presence of the military failed to quell the protests, the Chinese authorities decided to increase their aggression. At 1 a.m. on June 4, Chinese Summary. In spring 1989, millions of Chinese took to the streets calling for reforms. The nationwide movement, highlighted by a hunger strike in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, ended on June 4 with the People's Liberation Army firing on unarmed civilians. Over 200,000 soldiers, equipped with tanks and machine guns, participated in the lethal action. Square in 1989. Lastly, have students share out reasons why China might choose not to teach about the student protests in Tiananmen Square. 4. Documentary Clip Analysis: Now you will share with students a clip from a documentary on the Tiananmen Square massacre (show as much of the RememberingtheTiananmenSquare Massacre' AlanLai Pastor,QraceLutheranChurch, Burnaby,BC Text:Matthew9:9-13 doesn'tstandstill,timemoveson As protesters took over Tiananmen Square in the heart of the city during the latter part of April, the government attempted to bring the situation under control and published an editorial in the Party newspaper, People's Daily, which labeled the protesters as counter-revolutionary conspirators. The editorial inflamed the students' passions and Historical Interpretations - Tiananmen Square Incident or Massacre? Multiple interpretations of the events on June 4 have emerged with the Tiananmen protests of 1989 labelled as the "June 4 Incident", "Political Storm Between Spring and Summer in 1989" 9 by the Dalen Lau For me, I think that the most shocking thing that happened at Tiananmen Square Massacre was the actions the "Tank Man" took. Not only to my eyes but people all over the world, turned into something so shocking but also seen as a heroic act. The photographer captured one of the greatest moments in world history. It was such a memorable moment, that he was named "Tank Man." 37 Full PDFs related to this paper Read Paper THE CAN ADIAN RESPON SE TO THE TIAN AN M EN SQUARE M ASSACRE: AN IN TERACTIVE EXPLAN ATION 75 PAUL G ECELOVSKY * Introduction fter the Tiananmen Square massacre, people in many states called out for the immediate A imposition of harsh retaliatory measures. wounded have been sealed off," reads a petition by the Tiananmen Mothers, signed by 127 people and submitted to China's parliament in March 2008. Jiang Yanyong: Jiang is a 77-year-old army surgeon tiananmen square incident, also called june fourth incident or 6/4, was a series ofprote~ts and demonstrations in china in the spring of1989 that culminated on the night ofjune 3-4 with a government crackdown on the demonstrators in tiananmen square in beijing.although the demonstrations and their subsequent repression occurred in cities … tiananmen square incident, also called june fourth incident or 6/4, was a series ofprote~ts and demonstrations in china in the spring of1989 that culminated on the night ofjune 3-4 with a government crackdown on the demonstrators in tiananmen square in beijing.although the demonstrations and their subsequent repression occurred in cities … 1989: Tiananm