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1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre Part of the Cold War, the Revolutions of 1989 and the Chinese democracy movement Protesters in Tiananmen Square on 2 June (top), and tanks in Beijing in July (bottom) Date Initial protests: 15 April – 4 June 1989 (1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) Massacre: 3–4 June 1989 (1 day); 35 years ago Location Beijing, China and 400 cities nationwide Tiananmen ...
The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, commonly known in mainland China as the June Fourth Incident ( Chinese: 六四事件; pinyin: liùsì shìjiàn ), were student-led demonstrations in Beijing (the capital of the People's Republic of China) in 1989. More broadly, it refers to the popular national movement inspired by the Beijing ...
During the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in Beijing, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) played a decisive role in enforcing martial law, using force to suppress the demonstrations in the city. [ 13] The killings of protestors in Beijing continue to taint the legacies of the party elders, led by Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ...
The 31st anniversary of Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 was principally events that occurred in China and elsewhere on and leading up to 4 June 2020 – to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, in which thousands of people are widely believed to have been killed. The anniversary in Hong Kong took place despite a ban by ...
1986 Chinese student demonstrations. Student demonstrations took place in a number of Chinese cities from December 1986 until mid-January 1987. [ 1] The demonstrations started in the city of Hefei before spreading to other cities such as Shanghai and Nanjing. [ 2] The movement was heavily influenced by the Chinese intellectuals Fang Lizhi and ...
May 13 – Mikhail Gorbachev visits China, the first Soviet leader to do so since the 1960s. May 19 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: Zhao Ziyang meets the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. May 20 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The Chinese government declares martial law in Beijing. May 30 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 ...
The 996 working hour system (Chinese: 996工作制) is a work schedule practiced illegally by many companies in China.It derives its name from its requirement that employees work from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 6 days per week; i.e. 72 hours per week, 12 hours per day.
6/4 may refer to: June 4, a day of the year in month-day date notation. 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, also referred to the June Fourth Incident (Chinese: 六四事件) 6 April, a day of the year in day-month date notation. 6.