Tiananmen Square, 25 years later -- Adrian Brown, Al Jazeera
Compared to Tiananmen protesters, China's young today are more concerned with economic growth than political reforms.
Beijing, China - As a young reporter, it was hard not to get caught up in the euphoria of the student-led pro-democracy protests in Beijing that ended in bloodshed 25 years ago.
"Is this a revolution?" I asked a group of them in early May 1989. "Yes, why not?" came the reply in unison. Looking back, I realise my questions were as naive as their answers. But they really did believe they could bring about change by daring to stand up to the one-party system that had ruled China for 40 years.
Their demands, on reflection, seemed quite modest. They included a free press, full disclosure on how much senior government officials earned, and an end to nepotism, in which the sons and daughters of party officials received the best jobs.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
China, the world remembers Tiananmen massacre -- Sophie Richardson, CNN
Horror of That Night Lives on After 25 Years -- Lars Laamann, The Conversation
What China Loses by Forgetting -- Ai Weiwei, Bloomberg
How Tiananmen Changed China -- Melinda Liu, Politico
Tiananmen 25 years later: 'People loved the students because the students loved China' -- Robert Marquand, CSM
Then and now: Tiananmen Square protest’s iconic scenes -- Washington Post
How to Save Ukraine and Thwart Putin’s Plans -- Mikheil Saakashvilli, Politico
"Playing Fort" in the South China Sea and Spratly Islands -- Jack Mulcaire, National Interest
The Rebalance to Asia: A Patch for U.S. Leadership? -- Jin Kai, The Diplomat
Iraq's Best Hope -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
A year after Snowden, the real costs of NSA surveillance -- Danielle Kehl and Kevin Bankston, CNN
Bergdahl-for-Taliban swap: why Pentagon officials think it's not a bad deal -- Anna Mulrine, CSM
If Bowe Bergdahl Deserted, Prosecute Him -- James Joyner, National Interest
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