Hi, need to submit a 1250 words essay on the topic Tiananmen Square Massacre.Download file to see previous pages... because of his people-oriented policies. But, later in life, he was forced to resign

Hi, need to submit a 1250 words essay on the topic Tiananmen Square Massacre.

because of his people-oriented policies. But, later in life, he was forced to resign,

without any clear causes. Initially, people began to gather in Tiananmen

Square to mourn Hu Yaobang and attend his funeral. However, their sorrow soon

turned to rage against the government as they started to wonder why he really was forced

to resign and to demand more civil liberties.

In late April 1989, hundreds of thousands protesters, mostly students, wielding

placards and banners, began to gather at Tiananmen Square. In addition to Hu Yaobang's

death, the protesters chose this time for their demonstrations because Soviet leader

Mikhail Gorbachev would be visiting, and the attention of the world media would be on

China2. As such, leaders were instantly chosen, and a series of dialogues were set up

with the government, however, these were largely unsuccessful. The protesters were

largely peaceful, but a few minor scuffles with police, resulting in injuries, were reported

Soon, the students were joined by people from all walks of life-people who were

looking for reforms in the government--teachers, doctors, factory workers, judges, and

even some police officers and soldiers. Thousands of tents were enacted as they were

intending to stay in the square for several days. Unhappy with the proceedings, the

government resorted to cutting off the water supply to the square in an attempt to make

the students disperse, but the protesters simply brought in water from other sources in

Beijing. They engaged in dialogues with the government, but when the government, at

first, refused to comply with their demands for democracy, they decided to go on a

hunger strike-the goal was to force the government to cooperate with the protesters, or

face thousands...

Journal Title: World Affairs. Volume: 152. Issue: 3. Publication Year: 1989. Page Number: 148.

This is a very useful journal on the hunger strike. It contains detailed account of the purpose of the hunger strike, and as such, quite useful for anyone who wishes to know the ultimate motives of the agitators.