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The '''1989 Tian'anmen Square riots''' (天安门事件) were a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|title=CIA man misread reaction, sources say|date=1992-09-27|url=https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1BcfxpzK9Oy7oT9TCkJMEA6GaKcTOKu-FhCABj4TsidM/pub}}</ref> attempted [[Counter-revolution|counterrevolution]] against the [[People's Republic of China]] in 1989. No one died in the square,<ref>{{News citation|author=Nicholas D. Kristof|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=Turmoil in China; Tiananmen Crackdown: Student's Account Questioned on Major Points|date=1989-06-13|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/13/world/turmoil-china-tiananmen-crackdown-student-s-account-questioned-major-points.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227041851/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/13/world/turmoil-china-tiananmen-crackdown-student-s-account-questioned-major-points.html|archive-date=2022-02-27|retrieved=2022-04-16}}</ref> but there was fighting between soldiers and armed rioters in other [[Beijing]] that resulted in the deaths of 36 students, 10 [[People's Liberation Army|PLA]] soldiers, and 13 [[People's Armed Police|police officers]].<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=PBS|title=The Memory of Tiananmen|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/cron/|retrieved=2022-04-16}}</ref> Soldiers were lynched and burned and rioters used Molotov cocktails against government vehicles. After the riots ended, its leaders were extracted by the CIA as part of [[Operation Yellowbird]]. | The '''1989 Tian'anmen Square riots''' (天安门事件) were a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|title=CIA man misread reaction, sources say|date=1992-09-27|url=https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1BcfxpzK9Oy7oT9TCkJMEA6GaKcTOKu-FhCABj4TsidM/pub}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=Tom|newspaper=Mango Press|title=The Tian'anmen Square 'Massacre': The West's Most Persuasive, Most Pervasive Lie|date=2021-06-04|url=https://www.mango-press.com/the-tiananmen-square-massacre-the-wests-most-persuasive-most-pervasive-lie/|retrieved=2022-04-21}}</ref> attempted [[Counter-revolution|counterrevolution]] against the [[People's Republic of China]] in 1989. No one died in the square,<ref>{{News citation|author=Nicholas D. Kristof|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=Turmoil in China; Tiananmen Crackdown: Student's Account Questioned on Major Points|date=1989-06-13|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/13/world/turmoil-china-tiananmen-crackdown-student-s-account-questioned-major-points.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227041851/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/13/world/turmoil-china-tiananmen-crackdown-student-s-account-questioned-major-points.html|archive-date=2022-02-27|retrieved=2022-04-16}}</ref> but there was fighting between soldiers and armed rioters in other [[Beijing]] that resulted in the deaths of 36 students, 10 [[People's Liberation Army|PLA]] soldiers, and 13 [[People's Armed Police|police officers]].<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=PBS|title=The Memory of Tiananmen|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/cron/|retrieved=2022-04-16}}</ref> Soldiers were lynched and burned and rioters used Molotov cocktails against government vehicles. After the riots ended, its leaders were extracted by the CIA as part of [[Operation Yellowbird]]. | ||
== Protests in Tian'anmen Square == | == Protests in Tian'anmen Square == | ||
Protests began in [[Tian'anmen Square]] in mid-April of 1989. [[Liu Xiaobo]], one of the student leaders of the protests, said he wanted China to be colonized by the West for at least 300 years.<ref>{{News citation|author=Barry Sautman, Yan Hairong|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|title=Do supporters of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo really know what he stands for?|date=2010-12-15|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/dec/15/nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo-chinese-dissident|retrieved=2022-04-16}}</ref> [[Chai Ling]], another student leader, admitted that she wanted the protestors to be killed by the government | Protests began in [[Tian'anmen Square]] in mid-April of 1989. [[Liu Xiaobo]], one of the student leaders of the protests, said he wanted China to be colonized by the West for at least 300 years.<ref>{{News citation|author=Barry Sautman, Yan Hairong|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|title=Do supporters of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo really know what he stands for?|date=2010-12-15|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/dec/15/nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo-chinese-dissident|retrieved=2022-04-16}}</ref> [[Chai Ling]], another student leader, admitted that she wanted the protestors to be killed by the government<ref>{{Citation|author=Chai Ling|year=1989|title=Interview at Tiananmen Square with Chai Ling|title-url=http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1950_chailing.htm}}</ref> and said that the Chinese people were "not worth [her] struggle."<ref name=":0" /> On May 20, martial law was declared. The protestors peacefully left the square on the morning of June 4.<ref>{{News citation|author=Jay Matthews|newspaper=Columbia Journalism Review|title=The Myth of Tiananmen|date=2010-06-04|url=https://archives.cjr.org/behind_the_news/the_myth_of_tiananmen.php|retrieved=2022-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=Malcolm Moore|newspaper=The Telegraph|title=Wikileaks: no bloodshed inside Tiananmen Square, cables claim|date=2011-06-04|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8555142/Wikileaks-no-bloodshed-inside-Tiananmen-Square-cables-claim.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310001702/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8555142/Wikileaks-no-bloodshed-inside-Tiananmen-Square-cables-claim.html|archive-date=2022-03-10|retrieved=2022-04-16}}</ref> | ||
== In Western media == | |||
The Western [[bourgeois media]] claims that the [[People's Liberation Army]] massacred thousands of peaceful protestors on June 4.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:CIA-backed protests]] | [[Category:CIA-backed protests]] | ||
[[Category:Attempted Colour Revolutions]] | [[Category:Attempted Colour Revolutions]] | ||
Revision as of 23:36, 21 April 2022
The 1989 Tian'anmen Square riots (天安门事件) were a CIA-backed[1][2] attempted counterrevolution against the People's Republic of China in 1989. No one died in the square,[3] but there was fighting between soldiers and armed rioters in other Beijing that resulted in the deaths of 36 students, 10 PLA soldiers, and 13 police officers.[4] Soldiers were lynched and burned and rioters used Molotov cocktails against government vehicles. After the riots ended, its leaders were extracted by the CIA as part of Operation Yellowbird.
Protests in Tian'anmen Square
Protests began in Tian'anmen Square in mid-April of 1989. Liu Xiaobo, one of the student leaders of the protests, said he wanted China to be colonized by the West for at least 300 years.[5] Chai Ling, another student leader, admitted that she wanted the protestors to be killed by the government[6] and said that the Chinese people were "not worth [her] struggle."[2] On May 20, martial law was declared. The protestors peacefully left the square on the morning of June 4.[7][8]
In Western media
The Western bourgeois media claims that the People's Liberation Army massacred thousands of peaceful protestors on June 4.[2]
References
- ↑ "CIA man misread reaction, sources say" (1992-09-27). Vancouver Sun.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tom (2021-06-04). "The Tian'anmen Square 'Massacre': The West's Most Persuasive, Most Pervasive Lie" Mango Press. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ↑ Nicholas D. Kristof (1989-06-13). "Turmoil in China; Tiananmen Crackdown: Student's Account Questioned on Major Points" The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ↑ "The Memory of Tiananmen". PBS. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ↑ Barry Sautman, Yan Hairong (2010-12-15). "Do supporters of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo really know what he stands for?" The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ↑ Chai Ling (1989). Interview at Tiananmen Square with Chai Ling.
- ↑ Jay Matthews (2010-06-04). "The Myth of Tiananmen" Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ↑ Malcolm Moore (2011-06-04). "Wikileaks: no bloodshed inside Tiananmen Square, cables claim" The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-04-16.