From the archives:: Tiananmen Square 1989 coverage
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CHINA: SIX MONTHS LATER: Second of Two Parts
Dec. 11, 1989
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CHINA: SIX MONTHS LATER: First of Two Parts. Next: China finds itself more and more Isolated.
Dec. 10, 1989
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3 Months After Massacre, Impact of Curbs Lessens
Sept. 4, 1989
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BEIJING -- Yang Guoliang’s business card identifies him as the “adviser” at the AAA Bar in Beijing.
July 11, 1989
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HONG KONG -- Declaring that an underground “escape tunnel” has been established for Chinese dissidents, local and Western media sources here reported today that pro-democracy student leader Wuer Kaixi and two key Chinese intellectuals have been smuggled out of China and into this British colony.
June 27, 1989
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BEIJING -- China’s Communist Party fired reformist General Secretary Zhao Ziyang on Saturday and replaced him with Shanghai party chief Jiang Zemin, a technocrat and political hard-liner.
June 25, 1989
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Ailing Ruler Resurfaces, Praises Army
June 10, 1989
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Premier Li Surfaces, Praises Troops for Crackdown; New Restrictions Told
June 9, 1989
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Battle for Control of Beijing Seen
June 6, 1989
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More Tanks Are Sent Into Square
June 5, 1989
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At Least 100 Dead, 400 Hurt; Square Is Recaptured
June 4, 1989
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush Administration came under strong pressure from congressional leaders Sunday to back up its verbal condemnations of the Chinese government’s violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators by imposing tough sanctions--including a halt to arms sales and the export of high technology.
June 5, 1989
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Thousands Call for Democracy, Premier’s Ouster Amid Signs of Harsh Crackdown by Government
May 28, 1989
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Major Troop Buildup Near Beijing May Assure Hard-Liners’ Triumph Over Party Chief Zhao
May 26, 1989
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BEIJING -- Embattled Chinese Premier Li Peng, unable to enforce a four-day-old declaration of martial law in Beijing, stood Tuesday on the verge of losing power.
May 24, 1989
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Chinese Leaders Fighting an Epic Battle for Control
May 25, 1989
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Riot Police Force Demonstrators Back From Communist Party Headquarters
June 3, 1989
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Still Defying Beijing Martial Law as Rumors of Attack Give Way to Hope
May 22, 1989
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BEIJING -- Vast numbers of Beijing residents, defying the government’s martial-law orders, continued to hold the People’s Liberation Army at bay on the outskirts of the Chinese capital this morning.
May 21, 1989
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Army Sent to Enforce Martial Law in Beijing Party Chief in Struggle for Power
May 20, 1989
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Use of Force Debated; Party Chief Pleads With Students
May 19, 1989
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BEIJING -- Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang, appealing for a halt in student protests, pledged early today that China will implement democratic reforms.
May 17, 1989
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30,000 Stay in Beijing Square for Gorbachev Visit Despite Warnings
May 15, 1989
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Protesters Force Summit Change Gorbachev in Beijing for Historic Talks
May 15, 1989
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BEIJING -- China declared martial law in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Tuesday as the most serious pro-independence rioting in decades entered a third day.
March 8, 1989
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Black Students in China--the Ultimate Outsiders
Jan. 10, 1989
