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China's Fear of Contagion: Tiananmen Square and the Power of the European Example

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The Unqualified Success of Tiananmen Square

When the Chinese leaders look back on what happened in 1989, do you think they regard it as pretty much an unqualified success? No, no, I don't actually. It's completely off the internal agenda for discussion. As long as the economy is boomed, people no longer seem to be protesting in the streets. So these events of the past are directly linked to what has happened today.

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