WORLD : Beijing Universities at Center of Pro-Democracy Movement Reopen : 2 Universities in Beijing Reopen
Students at two Beijing universities at the hub of last spring’s pro-democracy movement returned to their campuses today for mandatory political education before resuming regular studies.
The campuses of Qinghua University and the China People’s University bustled with students rushing to classes and picking up old friendships.
There were no overt signs of the activism of April and May when students boycotted classes to press their demands for more democratic government.
The student activists were at the center of a movement that confronted the ruling Communist Party with its demands for more democracy. Authorities finally put down the protests in June, killing hundreds of people and carrying out a nationwide wave of arrests.
Since then, officials have taken additional measures to gain control over the unruly student population.
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