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
24 - The Purge as History
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
The aftermath of the Beijing massacre was as momentous as the crackdown itself. “Purging and sorting-out work” compelled all Beijing work units to investigate people who had been involved in the spring’s demonstrations, and all urban Party members were required to reregister and affirm their loyalty. Ever since 1989, the Party has handled the aftermath of June Fourth like an abusive partner who knows that they have done something wrong but still uses the threat of violence to force compliance from the citizens of China.
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- June FourthThe Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989, pp. 209 - 212Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021