tiananmen square incident, 1989

High school senior Lei unexpectedly finds love amid the student protests in Beijing in 1989, forcing her to choose between her family and its legacy or her future with a revolutionary leader.

"[In graphic novel format] follow[s] the story of China's infamous June Fourth Incident-- otherwise known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre-- from the first-hand account of a young sociology teacher who witnessed it all"--Back cover.

A first-hand account of the Tiananmen Square incident in Beijing, China, in June of 1989.

Anna leaves Australia to study traditional Chinese painting in Shanghai and falls in love with her student guide Chenxi, but trouble ensues when she unwittingly draws the attention of officials to Chenxi and his radical artist friends.

Describes the events of the Tiananmen Square massacre of June 1989, and covers economic reform in China, the beginnings of a pro-democracy movement, and how the Chinese government dealt with the aftermath of the massacre.

Featuring new footage and confidential interviews with Chinese officials, video uncovers the long-shrouded story of the young Chinese students and labor activists who in 1989 defied the Communist regime and demonstrated their willingness to pay the ultimate price for democracy and the tragedy and loss of life that ensued.

Discusses the iconic photo of a lone protester, Tank Man, stopping a row of tanks near Tiananmen Square during protests in 1989.

Provides an insider's account of the student protests in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, and the Chinese government's refusal to officially acknowledge the event in order to protect the state's carefully constructed edifice of accepted history kept aloft by strict censorship, blatant falsehood, and willful forgetting.

"Discusses the iconic photo of a lone protester, Tank Man, stopping a row of tanks near Tiananmen Square during protests in 1989"--Provided by publisher.