June 22, 1989 This extraordinary document provides the detailed account of a source who witnessed firsthand the violence at Tiananmen Square on the night of June 3-4. The source indicated that the students had believed ...

demonstrations." After his death in April 1989 students gathered in Tiananmen Square ... demonstration that occupied Tiananmen Square in the period preceding the crackdown ...

of the Tiananmen Square protests and their violent suppression. “Today we honor ... of the victims, including the courageous Tiananmen Mothers, who are still seeking ... of Tiananmen is alive in China and everywhere freedom loving people gather. We ...

in and around Tiananmen Square. Dr. He is an expert on the events of June 4, 1989, ... about the anniversary and her recent book, Tiananmen Exiles: Voices ... participated in the demonstrations, their family members, including the Tiananmen ...

to Tiananmen Square." Later in the day Beijing police fired tear gas ...

of the death and destruction at Tiananmen Square on June 3." The 27th, ...

In the cable, Embassy officials report information gleaned from an unidentified source that Chinese security forces have detained more than 100 students and arrested 23 suspected "ringleaders" involved in the demonstration. (November 25, 1985) ...

This document, a heavily excised summary transcript of their conversation, indicates that the subject of the student demonstrations did come up at their meeting. (May 23, 1989) ...

This document, the first in this series of SITREPs, updates U.S. embassy and consular personnel around the world on the first violent clashes with demonstrators. (June 3, 1989) ...

This Department of State morning summary describes clashes among different PLA units, with sources claiming that in many cases the soldiers were sympathetic with the demonstrators and often complicit in the destruction of their own military vehicles. ...