Will the Chinese people finally succeed to rid themselves of authoritarian regimes and enjoy liberty, democracy, and the rule of law? The world would become a much better place!
The current protesters in China are bolder and more daring than the ones in 1989!
"A former student leader of the 1989 pro-democracy Tiananmen Square protests said Thursday that the recent eruption of demonstrations against China's "zero-COVID" policy and the government, in a rare display of public anger has moved the country into a "new era."
Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Wang said the protests moved him, and he felt the "spirit of 1989 has come again," and despite possible crackdowns, the demonstrations will have a "significant influence on Chinese society" that show it has "headed into a brand new era."
"The most important impact that the protests have achieved is communication," Wang said. "Due to strict censorship, Chinese citizens cannot openly discuss and exchange their opinions on political issues, and now they can do it."
While acknowledging similarities between 1989 and today, including a large number of students on the frontlines, he said the latest demonstrations were "an awakening" because some have started calling for regime change, whereas activists at Tiananmen did not do the same until the final stages of the protests. ...
Wang was also among 47 activists to sign a letter to the Chinese military and police on Tuesday calling on them "not to repeat the tragedy" of soldiers indiscriminately firing on students in Tiananmen Square in 1989 and urging them to listen to the people."Credits: Dissident Wang Dan zu den China-Protesten: «Sie sind mutiger als wir» Wang Dan hat 1989 die Studentenproteste auf dem Tiananmen-Platz mitorganisiert. In Tokio erklärt er, warum er die neue Bewegung für bedeutsam hält.
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