Search | Wilson Center Digital Archive

Switch to Visualization

China--Politics and government--1976-2002 Clear All

Related Resources

Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

Reform and Opening in China, 1978-

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Deng Xiaoping, 1979.

Deng, Xiaoping

1904- 1997

Sino-Soviet Relations

Aerial view of National Mall

North America

United States

China, 1989

Japan's Itsukushima Shrine

East Asia

Japan

Photograph of Ziyang Zhao in 1985.

Zhao, Ziyang

1919- 2005

Hu Yaobang, 1986

Hu, Yaobang

1915- 1989

Sino-Soviet Split, 1960-1984

Sino-Japanese Relations

Placeholder image for when a places image is not available

Western Europe

Italy

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2012.

Southeast Asia

Vietnam

Trade agreement between European Economic Community and China

China-Europe Relations

Portrait of Mao Zedong from propaganda poster

Mao, Zedong

1893- 1976

Hua Guofeng, 1979

Hua, Guofeng

1921- 2008

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Li, Peng

1928- 2019

Results:

1 - 10 of 150

Display:

Sort By:

Documents

May 27, 1989	China Division, Asian Affairs Bureau [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan], '"Important Speech" of Chen Yun, Chairman of the Party’s Central Advisory Commission, Concerning Student Demonstrations, Military’s Movements' A summary of a speech made by Chen Yun, reports from the Japanese Embassy on the Chinese military's movements in Beijing, and reports from across China.
May 28, 1989	China Division, Asian Affairs Bureau [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan], 'Report from the Embassy in China Concerning Student Moves in Tiananmen Square' A brief report on the demands of student protestors in Tiananmen Square, which includes the demand that Li Peng steps down.
July 5, 1994	The Chancellor's [Helmut Kohl's] Meeting with the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China, Li Peng, on 4 July 1994 from 9.55 to 11.05 a.m. at the Federal Chancellery Kohl and Li Peng discuss human rights in China and the Chinese interpretation of the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre of 1989. Moreover, they review the relationship between the Vatican and China, German policy on Taiwan, China and GATT, China and the USA as well as EC trade restrictions vis-à-vis China.
June 3, 1989	China Division, Asian Affairs Bureau [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan], 'The Situation in China (Student Demonstrations)' The document from the China Division, Asian Affairs Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveals Japanese Embassy personnel observations of the events that took place in Xinjuamen and Xidan on the afternoon of June 3, 1989 following the Tiananmen Square incident. It also references Premier Li Peng and Defense Minister Qin Jeiwei’s response following the events.
June 3, 1989	Television News in Beijing at 7 o'clock in the Evening, June 3 Summary of the announcements of martial law in Beijing.
June 4, 1989	China Division, Asian Affairs Bureau [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan], 'Use of Force by Chinese Martial Law Forces (Questions and Answers)' Report from the China Division, Asian Affairs Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 4, 1989 detailing Japan’s response to the use of force by Chinese martial law forces following the Tiananmen Square incident.
June 4, 1989	China Division, Asian Affairs Bureau [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan], 'The Chinese Student Demonstrations (Part 2)' The document, written on June 4, 1989 and submitted by the China Division, Asian Affairs Bureau of Japan, lists the facts surrounding Beijing’s use of martial law authorities and military force during the Tiananmen Square incident on June 3, 1989. It details the background leading up to the imposition of the martial law, power struggles within the Chinese Communist Party, lateness in bringing the situation under control, and struggle for democratization and liberalization. It also indicates the impact of the Tiananmen Square incident and the CCP’s response as it pertains to the Party’s prestige and international image.
June 11, 1989	China Division, Asian Affairs Bureau [Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan], 'The Situation in China (Moves to Bring the Situation Under Control)' Written on June 11, 1989, by Japan’s China Division, this document summarizes the activities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after the Tiananmen Square incident. It evaluates the CCP’s apparent change in party leadership, problems in domestic affairs, problems in promoting reform and opening, and effect on external relations.
September 1999	National Intelligence Estimate: China-Taiwan: Prospects for Cross-Strait Relations This NIE discusses how relations between China and Taiwan will develop in the three year period from 2000 until 2002.
September 1999	National Intelligence Estimate: China-Taiwan: Prospects for Cross-Strait Relations This NIE discusses how relations between China and Taiwan will develop in the three year period from 2000 until 2002.