May 1, 1989 - Protest leader Wang Dan addresses foreign journalists at Peking University pic.twitter.com/cXCWZxheD6
2014-05-01 21:12:14May 1, 1989 - Protest leaders demand govt open more genuine dialogue or students will march again on Tiananmen Square pic.twitter.com/I1nFxqLIAF
2014-05-01 21:14:13May 1, 1989 - New York Times: "In China, Protest Proves Easier Than Organization" by @NickKristof nytimes.com/1989/05/01/wor…
2014-05-01 21:19:48May 1, 1989 - Student demand that China's top leaders should move out of Zhongnanhai and turn it into a park.
2014-05-01 21:22:34May 1, 1989 - Students demand that Mao’s body should be removed from its Tiananmen Square Mausoleum and buried in Babaoshan Cemetery.
2014-05-01 21:23:31May 1, 1989 - Zhao Ziyang convenes Politburo Standing Committee to analyze the student movement and discuss strategy.
2014-05-01 21:25:00May 1, 1989 - Zhao Ziyang tells PSC: "Times have changed, and so have people’s ideological views. Democracy is a worldwide trend."
2014-05-01 21:25:59May 1, 1989 - Zhao Ziyang: "Our Party must adapt to new times & new situations and learn how to use democracy & law to solve new problems."
2014-05-01 21:26:54May 1, 1989 - Li Peng: "Our 1st order of business shld be stability. Once that is achieved, we can talk abt reforming the political system."
2014-05-01 21:28:21May 1, 1989 - Li Peng: "Leaders of illegal student organizations are plotting even bigger activities...They spread all kinds of rumors."
2014-05-01 21:29:12May 1, 1989 - Li Peng: "If they get their way, then everything...will vanish into thin air and China will take a huge leap backward."
2014-05-01 21:30:23May 1, 1989 - Zhao: "student slogans that uphold Constitution, promote democracy, & oppose corruption all echo positions of Party & govt"
2014-05-01 21:31:54May 1, 1989 - Zhao Ziyang: "Reform of any kind has to be based on social stability...If stability is lost, then we lose everything."
2014-05-01 21:33:30May 2, 1989 - Peking University students mimeograph petition demanding govt open more genuine dialogue with them. pic.twitter.com/iPjmFX15Dw
2014-05-02 08:24:58May 2, 1989 - New York Times reports Beijing students meeting with students from other cities to coordinate protests nytimes.com/1989/05/02/wor…
2014-05-02 08:28:09May 3, 1989 - New York Times reports Chinese intellectuals attending US conference outspoken in support of protests nytimes.com/1989/05/03/wor…
2014-05-03 12:17:09May 3, 1989 - Govt spokesman Yuan Mu publicly rejects student demands on dialogue, setting stage for renewed protests pic.twitter.com/0AQxARr6tR
2014-05-03 12:09:35May 3, 1989 - New York Times reports that 6,000+ students hold pro-democracy march in center of Shanghai nytimes.com/1989/05/03/wor…
2014-05-03 12:11:24May 3, 1989 - NYT quotes diplomat "[Shanghai] authorities are worried about the possibility of a social explosion" nytimes.com/1989/05/03/wor…
2014-05-03 12:13:40May 3, 1989 - Student demonstrations reported taking place in Nanchang and Xining.
2014-05-03 12:19:36May 3, 1989 - Posters at university campus in Beijing reflect political ferment among students pic.twitter.com/OuqMUiurz4
2014-05-03 12:23:20May 3, 1989 - Student prepares big character poster in university dorm in Beijing pic.twitter.com/9DU0TF4cDH
2014-05-03 12:25:07May 3, 1989 - Students gather below big character posters in Beijing, preparing for planned march the next day pic.twitter.com/lbGSPqfH30
2014-05-03 12:27:12Why was May 4th an important moment for 1989 Tiananmen student protestors? sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/q-a…
2014-05-03 02:03:32Today I'm attending ADB annual meeting in Astana. On May 4, 1989 that meeting was scheduled to be held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People
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