Hunger Strikers Announcement Summary
Hunger Strikers' Announcement
May 12, 1989
This is an announcement from the hunger strikers in Tiananmen Square to the Chinese people. The main message that I got from the document was that they weren't striking to create chaotic disturbances or because they wanted to, but because they didn't agree with the things going on in China. They describe China's current state in the following lines: "rampant inflation; widespread illegal business dealings by corrupt officials; the dominance of abusive power; the corruption of bureaucrats; the fleeing of a large number of good people to other countries; and the deterioration of law and order" (page 170). The authors' focus is definitely on issues within their country rather than global interactions.
May 12, 1989
This is an announcement from the hunger strikers in Tiananmen Square to the Chinese people. The main message that I got from the document was that they weren't striking to create chaotic disturbances or because they wanted to, but because they didn't agree with the things going on in China. They describe China's current state in the following lines: "rampant inflation; widespread illegal business dealings by corrupt officials; the dominance of abusive power; the corruption of bureaucrats; the fleeing of a large number of good people to other countries; and the deterioration of law and order" (page 170). The authors' focus is definitely on issues within their country rather than global interactions.