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Behind the Bastards
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Workers and Students: Unity and Division at Tiananmen
This chapter explores the fraught relationship between students and workers during the Tiananmen Square protests, revealing initial hostility and eventual solidarity. It highlights the economic pressures of late 1980s China and the workers' struggle for democracy that transcended political boundaries. Ultimately, it reflects on the tragic outcomes for workers amid the crackdown, drawing connections to historical revolutionary movements and ideological conflicts within the socialist framework.
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