To Understand Modern China, You Need to Understand the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre: Wang Dan

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Wang Dan, one of the student leaders of the June 4th 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. The Chinese Communist regime opened fire on democracy protesters with deaths thought to be in the several thousands. The massacre was a turning point in Chinese history.

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Deng Xiaoping's harsh measures restored order to China, making it peaceful and loyal with the majority and the government at once, and China rose to its place in the world.

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Contrived to preserve the state, Deng Xiaoping pursued the classic of acting with due prudence as a great ruler, "to be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten away wolves." Recognizing the collapse of the USSR was due to the simultaneously implemented glasnost and perestroika, Deng determined not to fall into this trap, not permitting disorders to develop.

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Such people. They only think about afraid or not afraid to rule. If this guy ever get power to rule, he too, will use fear

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However, Deng Xiaoping thought, " Those who rely merely upon a lion's strength do not understand matters," so he initiated "It does not matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice," laying the economic foundation that subsequently lifted millions of Chinese out of poverty.