The Echoes of Tiananmen: A Nation’s Cry for Change and a Crackdown’s Shadow
The air in Beijing in the spring of 1989 was thick with anticipation. For weeks, Tiananmen Square, the vast heart of China’s capital, had become a crucible of hope and dissent. It began subtly, a ripple of grief following the death of Hu Yaobang, a reformist leader purged for his perceived leniency. But that ripple … Read more