China


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 * In Depth - Democratic Protest and Repression in China: pages 848-849**
 * Chinese soldiers kill hundreds of student protesters at Tienanmen Square.
 * Massacre symbolized Chinese struggle against authoritarian rule and communism
 * Pretext for attack was the need to restore order and stability
 * Answer to Questions:
 * Li Peng objects to the protests mainly because they serve as a threat to Chinese order and stability. These protests are seen to disrupt the productivity of daily life in China. He attempts to persuade the Chinese by making it seem as if these strikes were very harmful for the students. The argument of putting the "people's safety first" is used commonly by governments to oppress protests and other forms of resistance. Political democracy can be seen as a threat to authoritarian rule in China, and the government is unwilling to take any risks with the exposure of dangerous ideas to the public.


 * Analyze the changes and continuities in Chinese politics from 1914 to the present
 * Following the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Chinese politics have leaned toward the eventual government of Mao Zedong, and although constant fighting had previously described Chinese politics, the nation finally took the path of an authoritarian regime.
 * Analyze the changes in Chinese Society from 1914 to the present
 * Although Chinese Confucian beliefs transformed and deteriorated following the creation of a communist government, Confucian values of order, respect, and stability still survived from 1914 to today.

__Toward Revolution in China: pages 685-689__ MI: