The Buildup to Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square already had a long history as a staging ground for political unrest. Hu Yaobang’s sudden death in April 1989 began another chapter in that history. In a scene similar to the one that followed Zhou Enlai’s death in 1976, mourners flocked to the square to honor the liberal Hu. Deng tripped up when he challenged… Read more »