> What practical consequences did Tiananmen Square have? CCP is still grappling with it. Quote "As foundational as the crackdown at Tiananmen may have been to

> What practical consequences did Tiananmen Square have? CCP is still grappling with it. Quote "As foundational as the crackdown at Tiananmen may have been to the CCP’s current strength, it remains largely invisible to the people. Despite claiming the moral high ground against what it calls a “counter-revolutionary” rebellion, the Party is still sensitive to the fact that its slaughter of students and laborers put a stain on its legitimacy." https://www.google.com/amp/s/time.com/5600363/china-tiananmen-30-years-later/%3famp=true https://www.google.com/amp/s/time.com/5600363/china-tiananme... Sorry, but you can't just burry a massacre, especially if it's been well documented. > Does that mean that all protests are successful by definition when you look at a long enough timeline? They may also look like separate events on the timeline, but still part of the same overall movement. Change doesn't happen overnight.