CRF 2004, No.2 - Tiananmen: The Once and Future China

Letter From the Editor

News Update


History: Setting the Record Straight

• On the Eve of the Explosion
  Fang Lizhi recounts the events leading up to the tragedy at Tiananmen Square.
   
• SARS Hero's Call for Reassessment of June 4th; and To the Students at Tiananmen
  Dr. Jiang Yanyong's letter to China's top leadership, recording his experiences of the massacre and calling for a reassessment of the 1989 Democracy Movement; and A poem by Wang Yu
   
• Recollections of a Student Protestor
  Wang Debang recalls the events of June 4th and offers his assessment of why the student movement was doomed to fail.
   
• Map of Beijing
   
• Changsha, 1989; and I'm Calling You, Mother
  Andrea Worden observed elation and despair in Hunan's capital city during the spring of 1989; and A poem by an unknown author
   
• Sellout by China's Intellectual Elite
  Liu Binyan places the failure of the 1989 Democracy Movement and China's current malaise at the feet of the country's top intellectuals.
   

Memory: Honoring the Debt

• A Tiananmen Mother Vows to Fight On
  Liu Binyan places the failure of the 1989 Democracy Movement and China's current malaise at the feet of the country's top intellectuals.
   
• The Power of Tears and Love
  Liu Xiaobo observes how the detention of three Tiananmen Mothers highlights the righteousness of their cause.
   
• What the Tiananmen Mothers Offer China
  Perry Link puts the Tiananmen Mothers forward as an antidote to the crippling cynicism of Chinese society.
   
• In Remembrance of the "Hooligans" of June 4th
  Pu Zhiqiang offers tribute to less widely acknowledged heroes and victims of the violent crackdown.
   
• What about Zhao Ziyang? and, Ziyang, Where are You?
  Wu Guoguang calls for human rights intervention on behalf of the Party Secretary who was purged for defending the protestors; and A Poem by Qin Xiaozhou
   
• Tiananmen's Most Wanted - Where Are They Now?
  An update on the situations of the 21 student leaders most sought by the Chinese authorities in 1989.
   

Vision: Moving Forward

• June 4th and Human Rights in China
  Wang Juntao calls for a new approach in addressing the deterioration of China's human rights situation since Tiananmen.
   
• Tiananmen and China's Peaceful Rise
  Hu Ping suggests that the Chinese government's intransigence regarding June 4th could constitute a threat to world peace.
   
• A Time for Self-Reflection; and Poems by Vera Schwarcz
  Ren Bumei feels that China and the Chinese people cannot recover from June 4th until each individual examines his personal responsibility; and Seventy Years Already, and Dreams Follow No Party Line
   

Regular Features

• Up Front With Wang Yu
  Wang Yu interviews participants of the 1989 Democracy Movement.
   
• Cultural Reviews
  After Tiananmen: Global Media and the Spring of 1989
  Gina Marchetti describes how Tiananmen has made its presence felt in global cinema over the past 15 years.
  
  Toronto Exhibition Commemorates Tiananmen
  Artists from around the world exhibited paintings and photographs at an exhibition in Toronto commemorating the 15th anniversary of June 4th.
   
• Resource List
  A list of Internet resources relating to the 1989 Democracy Movement.
   
• In Custody
  A list of people still in prison or executed for crimes related to the 1989 Democracy Movement.
   
• Prisoner Profile
  The continued political persecution of Zhang Ming, a veteran of Tiananmen.
   
• Action
  What you can do about the issues discussed.
   
• Bulletin
  HRIC's activities March through May 2004.
   
• Open Forum
  Feedback from our readers.
   
• Incorporating Responsibility 2008 Campaign Update
  HRIC and the International Federation for Human Rights present a preliminary assessment of the EU/China Human Rights Dialogue.