Crackdown in China Could Reshape Leadership and Policy
The Tiananmen Square crackdown may trigger a broader purge against Zhao Ziyang supporters and liberal voices, risking academic, artistic, and journalist persecution. Deng Xiaoping solidifies control, Li Peng gains notoriety, while the army bears a damaged trust as economic reforms face price pressures and fading foreign confidence.
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Beijing Massacre Witnesses Tell Of Carnage
Victims describe blood stained mattresses and crowded hospital wards as the People's Liberation Army crushed a pro democracy sit in near Tiananmen Square. A teacher recalls a girl fleeing soldiers after hearing her brother was killed. A doctor reports a 4 year old girl slain while holding her mother's hand. Hundreds of protesters and bystanders were killed.
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Chinese crackdown deepens as tanks clash with protesters
Amid Beijing street fighting thousands defy orders as tanks roll toward the city center. A man halted a tank in Tiananmen Square, sparking new protests across Shanghai Changsha Shenyang and Changchun. Officials led by Li Peng face mounting public anger and calls for revolution.
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