Time of rejoicing

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Issues related to the student hunger strikes in Bejing, China, during May 1989 are examined. Topics include the students' belief in freedom and democracy, their willingness to sacrifice their lives while realizing they were in the prime of their lives, and the text of the Hunger Strike Manifesto.

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Persons of unknown identity (suspicious persons) and rioting

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The experiences of an individual in China who took part in the student demonstration of 1989 but was not a student, are described, focusing on how that person defined a certain class of rioters and dissidents. Topics include the political context of the 1989 demonstrations, oppositional social groups, social control methods, and the individual's encounters with Chinese soldiers.

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The significance of the June 2 hunger strike

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Issues concerning the student Hunger Strike Manifesto of Jun 2, 1989, are examined, focusing on the political implications of the manifesto, the political context of the hunger strike, the reactions of Chinese dissidents to the manifesto, and the response of the military on Jun 3 and 4.

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