Standoff At Tiananmen
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Standoff At Tiananmen
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Author : Eddie Cheng
language : en
Publisher: Eddie Cheng
Release Date : 2009
Standoff At Tiananmen written by Eddie Cheng and has been published by Eddie Cheng this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
A narrative history, told from the point of view of student demonstrators, of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident and events leading to it incident in Beijing, China.
Escape From China
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Author : Zhang Boli
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-06-30
Escape From China written by Zhang Boli and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Who can forget the images, telecast worldwide, of brave Chinese students facing down tanks in Tiananmen Square as they took on their Communist government? After a two-week standoff in 1989, military forces suppressed the revolt, killing many students and issuing arrest warrants for top student leaders, including Zhang Boli. After two years as a fugitive, Zhang -- the only leader to elude capture -- knew that he must bid his beloved country, as well as his wife and baby daughter, farewell. Traveling across the frozen terrain of the former Soviet Union, where peasants rescued him, and through the deserted lands of China's precarious borders, Zhang had only his extraordinary will to propel him toward freedom. As told in Escape from China -- a work of great historical resonance -- his story will renew your faith in the human spirit.
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Author : Eddie Cheng
language : zh-CN
Publisher: Eddie Cheng
Release Date : 2010
written by Eddie Cheng and has been published by Eddie Cheng this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
This is the Chinese language (Simplified Character) edition of the book "Standoff at Tiananmen," a narrative history of how Chinese students shocked the world with a magnificent movement for democracy and liberty that ended in the tragic Tiananmen Massacre in 1989.
The People And The Party
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Author : Chaohua Wang
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2020-06-02
The People And The Party written by Chaohua Wang and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-02 with China categories.
30 years after the massacre of June 4, 1989: a personal account of the democratic protests of Tiananmen Square and reflections on how they transformed modern China In April, 1989, the sudden death of Hu Yaobang caused a public outcry. On the day of Hu's memorial, thousands of students, including Chaohua Wang who became a leading member of the standing committee of the Beijing Autonomous Association of College Students, crowded onto Tiananmen Square in the centre of Beijing to protest the Party's handling of recent reforms. Despite initial attempts to quell the protests, with both Party and the state media branding the gathering as 'unpatriotic,' the students launched one big rally after another, eventually occupying the square in a mass hunger strike in mid May. In The People and the Party, Wang recreates the events of the square, integrating the drama with an in depth analysis of what was going on in the headquarters of the central government and the army, as they attempt to regain control and impose order. By June 2, the Party elders agreed that decisive action was needed, and the Army was sent into the city. Over the next two days troops violently cleared the protesters; thousands were reported to be killed and many more injured. The book vividly recalls these events, and also analyses how they changed the course of Chinese history over the following thirty years. Wang was named as one of the 21 most wanted leaders of the student movement. She spent more than 6 months in hiding before traveling to the U.S. Since then, China has continued its policies of marketization without democratization, becoming the world's newest superpower.
Tiananmen Square
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Author : Vijay Gokhale
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2021-05-07
Tiananmen Square written by Vijay Gokhale and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-07 with Political Science categories.
'I recall being woken by the sound of tanks moving down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. It was 5 o'clock on the morning of 4 June. Tanks, APCs and troop trucks were sweeping down the avenue. Citizens ran for cover. Helicopters hovered above. Foreign media claimed that Chinese troops had fired into the crowds with several hundred casualties.' More than three decades later, the Tiananmen Square incident refuses to be forgotten. The events that occurred in the summer of 1989 would not only set the course for China's politics but would also re-define its relationship with the world. China's message was clear: it remained committed to market-oriented reform, but it would not tolerate any challenge to the supremacy of the Chinese Communist Party. In return for economic prosperity, the Chinese have surrendered some rights to the state. A democratic future seems far away. Vijay Gokhale, then a young diplomat serving in Beijing, was a witness to the drama that unfolded in Tiananmen Square. This unique account brings an Indian perspective on an event in China's history that the Chinese government has been eager to have the world forget.
A Heart For Freedom
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Author : Chai Ling
language : en
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Release Date : 2011-10-04
A Heart For Freedom written by Chai Ling and has been published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-04 with Religion categories.
More than twenty years ago, Chai Ling led the protesters at Tiananmen Square and became China's most-wanted female fugitive. Today, she's finally telling her astonishing story. Though haunted by memories of the horrifying massacre at Tiananmen and her underground escape from China in a cargo box, Ling threw herself into pursuing the American dream. She completed Ivy League degrees, found love, and became a highly successful entrepreneur. Yet her longing for true freedom, purpose, and peace remained unfulfilled. Years after Tiananmen, she was still searching to find meaning in all the violence, fear, and tragedy she'd endured. A Heart for Freedom is her tale of passion, political turmoil, and spiritual awakening . . . and the inspirational true story of a woman who has dedicated everything to giving people in China their chance at a future. Find out why Publishers Weekly calls A Heart for Freedom “a tale of human dignity and the imperative to live a life of meaning. . . . This book will be treasured.”
Taiwan And China
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Author : Lowell Dittmer
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2017-09-26
Taiwan And China written by Lowell Dittmer and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-26 with History categories.
At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. China’s relation to Taiwan has been in constant contention since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in October 1949 and the creation of the defeated Kuomintang (KMT) exile regime on the island two months later. The island’s autonomous sovereignty has continually been challenged, initially because of the KMT’s insistence that it continue to represent not just Taiwan but all of China—and later because Taiwan refused to cede sovereignty to the then-dominant power that had arisen on the other side of the Taiwan Strait. One thing that makes Taiwan so politically difficult and yet so intellectually fascinating is that it is not merely a security problem, but a ganglion of interrelated puzzles. The optimistic hope of the Ma Ying-jeou administration for a new era of peace and cooperation foundered on a landslide victory by the Democratic Progressive Party, which has made clear its intent to distance Taiwan from China’s political embrace. The Taiwanese are now waiting with bated breath as the relationship tautens. Why did détente fail, and what chance does Taiwan have without it? Contributors to this volume focus on three aspects of the evolving quandary: nationalistic identity, social economy, and political strategy.
A World Transformed
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Author : George H. W. Bush
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2011-12-07
A World Transformed written by George H. W. Bush and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-07 with Political Science categories.
It was one of the pivotal times of the twentieth century--during George Bush's presidency, an extraordinary series of international events took place that materially changed the face of the world. Now, former President Bush and his national security advisor, Brent Scowcroft, tell the story of those tumultuous years. Here are behind-the-scenes accounts of critical meetings in the White House and of summit conferences in Europe and the United States, interspersed with excerpts from Mr. Bush's diary. We are given fresh and intriguing views of world leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Margaret Thatcher, Helmut Kohl, and François Mitterrand--and witness the importance of personal relationships in diplomacy. There is the dramatic description of how President Bush put together the alliance against Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War. There are the intensive diplomatic exchanges with Beijing following the events of Tiananmen Square, and the intricate negotiations leading up to German reunification. And there is the sometimes poignant, sometimes grim portrayal of Gorbachev's final years in power. A World Transformed is not simply a record of accomplishment; Bush and Scowcroft candidly recount how the major players sometimes disagreed over issues, and analyze what mistakes were made. This is a landmark book on the conduct of American foreign policy--and how that policy is crucial to the peace of the world. It is a fascinating inside look at great events that deepens our understanding of today's global issues.
Claws Of The Panda
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Author : Jonathan Manthorpe
language : en
Publisher: Cormorant Books
Release Date : 2024-05-04
Claws Of The Panda written by Jonathan Manthorpe and has been published by Cormorant Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-04 with Political Science categories.
Claws of the Panda tells the story of Canada’s failure to construct a workable policy towards the People’s Republic of China. In particular, the book tells of Ottawa’s failure to recognize and confront the efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate and influence Canadian institutions and to exert control over Canadians of Chinese heritage. It shows how Canadian leaders have constantly misjudged the reality of the relationship while the CCP and its agents have benefited from Canadian naivete. The Expanded and Updated edition of Claws of the Panda arrives at a crucial point as Canada’s delusions abouts its friendly relations with the CCP have fallen apart since the book’s initial publication. This edition sets out to uncover Ottawa’s relationship with Beijing in light of the CCP regime’s increasingly suspicious and belligerent relations with the US and Europe. The age of a distinctly Canadian bilateral relationship with Beijing is over.
Tiananmen Exiles
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Author : Rowena Xiaoqing He
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-04-09
Tiananmen Exiles written by Rowena Xiaoqing He and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-09 with Political Science categories.
In the spring of 1989, millions of citizens across China took to the streets in a nationwide uprising against government corruption and authoritarian rule. What began with widespread hope for political reform ended with the People's Liberation Army firing on unarmed citizens in the capital city of Beijing, and those leaders who survived the crackdown became wanted criminals overnight. Among the witnesses to this unprecedented popular movement was Rowena Xiaoqing He, who would later join former student leaders and other exiles in North America, where she has worked tirelessly for over a decade to keep the memory of the Tiananmen Movement alive. This moving oral history interweaves He's own experiences with the accounts of three student leaders exiled from China. Here, in their own words, they describe their childhoods during Mao's Cultural Revolution, their political activism, the bitter disappointments of 1989, and the profound contradictions and challenges they face as exiles. Variously labeled as heroes, victims, and traitors in the years after Tiananmen, these individuals tell difficult stories of thwarted ideals and disconnection, but that nonetheless embody the hope for a freer China and a more just world.