Book contents
- June Fourth
- New Approaches to Asian History
- June Fourth
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part One China’s 1980s
- Part Two The Tiananmen Protests
- Part Three Massacre
- Part Four Nationwide
- Part Five The Aftermath
- 24 The Purge as History
- 25 “Rioters”
- 26 Don’t Call It a Yundong
- 27 Going through the Motions
- 28 Falsehoods and Defiance
- 29 Aftermath
- 30 The Future of June Fourth
- Further Reading
- Index
- Series page
28 - Falsehoods and Defiance
from Part Five - The Aftermath
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 April 2021
Book contents
- June Fourth
- New Approaches to Asian History
- June Fourth
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part One China’s 1980s
- Part Two The Tiananmen Protests
- Part Three Massacre
- Part Four Nationwide
- Part Five The Aftermath
- 24 The Purge as History
- 25 “Rioters”
- 26 Don’t Call It a Yundong
- 27 Going through the Motions
- 28 Falsehoods and Defiance
- 29 Aftermath
- 30 The Future of June Fourth
- Further Reading
- Index
- Series page
Summary
A political culture of falsehoods was alive and well in 1989 as people caught up in the purge fabricated or downplayed what they had done during the protests. This allowed them to protect themselves and to shield others from punishment. Widespread passive resistance against the purge meant that it ended with a whimper in 1990. Some participants in the protests refused to lie. They remained defiant and suffered harsh punishments. Officials who enthusiastically oversaw the purge were rewarded with promotions.
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- June FourthThe Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989, pp. 228 - 242Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021