Sunday, May 31, 2009

Reflecting back...

Tiananmen Square, 20 Years Later

Published: May 30, 2009

Two decades ago, China's largest pro-democracy protests ended when military tanks rolled toward Tiananmen Square and troops opened fire on the crowds. For this anniversary, the Op-Ed editors asked four writers, who were students or working at the time, to reflect back on the event.

China’s Forgotten Revolution


June 4, 1989, means little to young people.

Dance With Democracy


After the crackdown, fear trumped friendship.

‘Here Come the Workers!’


Notes from the protests outside Beijing.

Exiled to English


Why I left my native language behind.



Original post: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/opinion/31tiananmen.html?th&emc=th

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