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Is there evidence to suggest China sees '89 as a miscalculation? Seems like their ultimate goal was successful.
by ddoolin 7y ago
Is there evidence to suggest China sees '89 as a miscalculation? Seems like their ultimate goal was successful.
- not_a_cop75 7y agoBut the result of that success is a public backlash that I think they would today prefer to avoid.
- josh2600 7y agoYeah, I’m not sure Tiananmen Square was a miscalculation. When’s the last time you heard about a serious mass democratic movement in China?
- Aperocky 7y agoThe point is China, not HK. Whatever HK does at the moment have 0 or negative effect in China itself.
- philwelch 7y agoThe goal is to make HK part of China.
- kamaal 7y agoThere was an article some where on the internets, that the protesters in the Tiananmen Square movement are the biggest supporters of the regime now. Given these people benefitted immensely from the China's economic growth after the immediate after math of that movement.
- Aperocky 7y agoInteresting point, I would say while they have attained their goals since 89, it doesn't mean it's done right even from a Chinese government perspective. 30 years is a long time for anything to happen and I would say most of what happened doesn't relate much to the events in Tiananmen.
- stickfigure 7y agoThe fact that the government tries to pretend that it didn't happen suggests that they are at least embarrassed by it.
- solarkraft 7y agoWhile there are more defenses, one chinese official did publicly admit it as a mistake. Unfortunately I can't find a source right now.