The Hidden Truth of Tiananmen Square
Added 2017-06-05 20:18:43 +0000 UTCSure, the CCP wants to cover up the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. But there's something that happened in Tiananmen that they're even more intent of making sure people don't remember: hope. Shelley joins us as resident Chinese person, whose uncle was in Tiananmen during the 1989 protests.
Also, here's a few relevant links to read more:
Shelley's uncle's Tiananmen photos:
http://www.chinauncensored.tv/tiananmen-photos-found-in-shoebox/
Shelley's essay on her father and Tiananmen:
http://the-toast.net/2014/06/04/fathers-tiananmen-square/
Interview with Louisa Lim, author of The People's Republic of Amnesia:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140601-china-tiananmen-square-louisa-lim-anniversary/
The Tiananmen Papers, a controversial set of internal Chinese Communist Party documents discussing the Tiananmen protests and crackdown that were smuggled out of China and published in 2001. These have never been authenticated, but are an interesting read. Check out page 27 to see Party elders discuss appointing Jiang Zemin as the next Party secretary:
https://www.ou.edu/uschina/texts/ChiPol/Nathan2002Tiananmen.pdf
