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Line 43: − After June 4, while foreign governments expressed horror at the brutal suppression of the demonstrators, the central government eliminated remaining sources of organized opposition, detained large numbers of protesters, and required political reeducation not only for students but also for large numbers of party cadre and government officials. The crackdown was a source of friction between China and the West, and also between the visiting [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and the Chinese Government.<ref>Tiananmen - the Rape of Peking. Michael Fathers and Andrew Higgins, 1989.</ref>+ + + + + + +
Tiananmen Square massacre (view source)
Revision as of 12:11, August 11, 2021
, 12:11, August 11, 2021→Aftermath
===Aftermath===
===Aftermath===
It began to rain in the afternoon of June 4, 1989 in Beijing. Bodies could be seen alongside the roads, from Muxidi to Tiananmen. Tanks were on the streets. CCTV announced the official enforcement of martial law. TV anchors dressed in dark colors and spoke in a weak voice. The female anchor cried while reporting on a natural disaster.
A dramatic scene appeared on the street the next day, June 5, when a young man stood in front of a rank of running tanks. The tanks were forced to stop. The image was captured by a western reporter and immediately became widespread outside China. Protests of the killings were held everywhere in China and in the world, except in Beijing, where it suddenly fell into a chilling silence after months of excitement and unsettledness.
Government spokesman Yuan Mu said on June 6 that there were 23 students and hundreds of soliders died during the crackdown and insisted that "no casualities on the Square." The government later revised the number several times.
While foreign governments expressed horror at the brutal suppression of the demonstrators, the central government eliminated remaining sources of organized opposition, detained large numbers of protesters, and required political reeducation not only for students but also for large numbers of party cadre and government officials. The crackdown was a source of friction between China and the West, and also between the visiting [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and the Chinese Government.<ref>Tiananmen - the Rape of Peking. Michael Fathers and Andrew Higgins, 1989.</ref>
No sanctions were ever leveled by [[The West|Western powers]] and [[globalist]]s for these naked human rights violations. In fact, China was welcomed into the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) in 2001 and granted Most Favored Nation ([[MFN]]) trade status by the [[United States]] in 2002, having made no reforms to its socialist, [[authoritarian]] and [[totalitarian]] system.
No sanctions were ever leveled by [[The West|Western powers]] and [[globalist]]s for these naked human rights violations. In fact, China was welcomed into the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) in 2001 and granted Most Favored Nation ([[MFN]]) trade status by the [[United States]] in 2002, having made no reforms to its socialist, [[authoritarian]] and [[totalitarian]] system.