The Death of Former General Secretary Zhao Ziyang had immediate repercussions for China and the whole world. On the night of 18 October, eighty thousand students and workers marched into Tiananmen Square. By dawn, the number had risen to a 300,000. The Chinese Government at the time tried to intervene and arrest the people by sending the police, but the whole of Beijing was infuriated, and millions packed not just the square, but every major street in the city, as parents and workers joined in to protect their children and friends outside. They also advocated the end to corruption and freedom.
Other cities, especially Shanghai and Tianjin, learning of the attempted crackdown on the protests, had also experienced demonstrations and protests. When the police failed to crack down on the protests, martial law was declared all over China, exactly the same method they did back in 1989. The number of protesters went up to about 10% of the population, thereby making it the largest in history. When the army tried to send in tanks, the situation got worse. The soldiers largely joined the protests, and they supported the people. The people successfully defended their respective cities and arrested their local party chiefs and mayors when found as hardliners.
Meanwhile the Communist Party was again divided on the issue. On October 22, it was rumored that Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier Wu Yi supported dialogue with the people, but the people did not believe it until after they were saved from arrest, still handcuffed, on November 5 by angry protesters in a small house in Beijing. Eventually, dissidents such as Bao Tong and Ding Zilin were released by the people after they converged on their Beijing homes.
The troops began to open the way for protesters to enter Zhongnanhai and the Great Hall of the People on November 11. On that day, the CPC members who advocated the use of force (e.g. General Secretary Hu Jintao and Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan and their lackeys) tried to leave Beijing, but they were arrested by the people. They were executed on December 25, 2005 on multiple counts of murder and genocide, being the last people in China to be executed. On November 15, the fighting had ended, and martial law had been raised across China.
The Chinese people succeeded in achieving what their compatriots did not in 1987 and 1989: that was freedom. On November 22, the portrait of Mao Zedong was replaced by the portrait of Zhao Ziyang, a man who advocated democracy and economic reform, signalling a massive change for China.
Now China is a stable multiparty democracy, keeping cordial relations with Russia and the West.
I really wonder what the world would look like had the protests failed. Seeing how the hardliners of the CPC were willing to kill a lot of people, I think millions would have died-yes millions-had they gone incredibly insane. It was also a boon for the people that the troops were fed up of corruption, so they refused to obey the orders of those people.
What do you think of China had the hardliners won? Do you think the Chinese economy would grow as fast as it did IOTL, and do you think that pollution would be reduced as fast as they did IOTL? These are just a few questions. What does everyone think?
Also, I think Taiwan would not have reunified with China IOTL, of course.
Other cities, especially Shanghai and Tianjin, learning of the attempted crackdown on the protests, had also experienced demonstrations and protests. When the police failed to crack down on the protests, martial law was declared all over China, exactly the same method they did back in 1989. The number of protesters went up to about 10% of the population, thereby making it the largest in history. When the army tried to send in tanks, the situation got worse. The soldiers largely joined the protests, and they supported the people. The people successfully defended their respective cities and arrested their local party chiefs and mayors when found as hardliners.
Meanwhile the Communist Party was again divided on the issue. On October 22, it was rumored that Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier Wu Yi supported dialogue with the people, but the people did not believe it until after they were saved from arrest, still handcuffed, on November 5 by angry protesters in a small house in Beijing. Eventually, dissidents such as Bao Tong and Ding Zilin were released by the people after they converged on their Beijing homes.
The troops began to open the way for protesters to enter Zhongnanhai and the Great Hall of the People on November 11. On that day, the CPC members who advocated the use of force (e.g. General Secretary Hu Jintao and Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan and their lackeys) tried to leave Beijing, but they were arrested by the people. They were executed on December 25, 2005 on multiple counts of murder and genocide, being the last people in China to be executed. On November 15, the fighting had ended, and martial law had been raised across China.
The Chinese people succeeded in achieving what their compatriots did not in 1987 and 1989: that was freedom. On November 22, the portrait of Mao Zedong was replaced by the portrait of Zhao Ziyang, a man who advocated democracy and economic reform, signalling a massive change for China.
Now China is a stable multiparty democracy, keeping cordial relations with Russia and the West.
I really wonder what the world would look like had the protests failed. Seeing how the hardliners of the CPC were willing to kill a lot of people, I think millions would have died-yes millions-had they gone incredibly insane. It was also a boon for the people that the troops were fed up of corruption, so they refused to obey the orders of those people.
What do you think of China had the hardliners won? Do you think the Chinese economy would grow as fast as it did IOTL, and do you think that pollution would be reduced as fast as they did IOTL? These are just a few questions. What does everyone think?
Also, I think Taiwan would not have reunified with China IOTL, of course.
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