Student protests in China

Title

Student protests in China

Genre

Interview

TX Date

17 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:42

Description

Interview with an unidentified male student demonstrator in Beijing on the dialogue they want with leaders and the reform they want to see. More than one million people have been demonstrating for democracy in Beijing and other Chinese cities throughout the day with some on hunger strike. The unrest overshadowed the third day of Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev’s visit to China. Includes noise of demonstrators and vehicles. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Human rights; Political protests; China; Demonstrations; Political reform; Students; Beijing; Democratization; Tiananmen Square

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