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You remember wrong. It was and is reported as pro-democracy protests, that were crushed by Deng Xiao Ping.
by Volpe 14y ago
You remember wrong. It was and is reported as pro-democracy protests, that were crushed by Deng Xiao Ping.
- DaNmarner 14y agoThese were the seven demands drafted by the students in Beijing (from Wikipedia): 1. Affirm as correct Hu Yaobang's views on democracy and freedom; 2. Admit that the campaigns against spiritual pollution and bourgeois liberalization had been wrong; 3. Publish information on the income of state leaders and their family members; 4. End the ban on privately run newspapers and stop press censorship; 5. Increase funding for education and raise intellectuals' pay; 6. End restrictions on demonstrations in Beijing 7. Provide objective coverage of students in official media.