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Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

Student Movement’s Hunger Strike Declaration

Season 1 Episode 1 | 56s

With their request for meetings with Chinese Communist Party continuing to be ignored, the student movement chose to raise the stakes by going on a hunger strike. Their official manifesto declared that they had “no choice but to abandon the beauty of life” and that “history demands this of us.” Over 3,000 took part on the first day, the numbers rising with each day afterwards.

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Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

Student Demonstrations Begin on April 15, 1989

Seven weeks that changed China’s history begin with a memorial in Tiananmen Square.

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Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

Uncover the violent true story of the seven-week demonstration that changed China forever.

Episode: S1 E1 | 1:48:56

Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

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Uncover the true story and political intrigue of the demonstration that changed China.

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Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

Uncover the violent true story of the seven-week demonstration that changed China forever.

Episode: S1 E1 | 1:48:56