Zhang details the arbitrary and almost schizoid state instructions presented as solutions to problems, such as sending assorted people considered intellectuals to work in the fields and be re-educated by the peasants. In 1989, however, for almost two months there were credible hopes that change could be forced. These are momentous not just for what happened in 1989, but the cultural shifts introduced beforehand by a Communist Party who were (and still are) absolute rulers of China, despite pretences to the contrary.
Otherwise it’s what Zhang refers to as the life of a fictional twin living through the same events he did. As Zhang notes in the introduction, some events have been dramatised for a smoother story, sifting fictionalised composite characters among the people of historical record, who’re given a brief biography at the start, including what happened to them post-Tiananmen. Many voices and viewpoints are on display, from Western journalists to Chinese administrators.ĭescribing how the hope of a generation was shattered when authorities opened fire on protestors and bystanders, Tiananmen 1989 shows the way in which contemporary China shaped itself.At its simplest Tiana n men 1989 is Lun Zhang collaborating with French journalist Adrien Gombeaud to tell the events of China’s failed 1989 revolution. Providing comprehensive coverage of the 1989 protests that ended in bloodshed and drew global scrutiny, Zhang includes context for these explosive events, sympathetically depicting a world of discontented, idealistic, activist Chinese youth rarely portrayed in Western media. Now, in this powerful graphic novel, Zhang pairs with French journalist and Asia specialist Adrien Gombeaud, and artist Ameziane, to share his unvarnished memory of this crucial moment in world history for the first time. Lun Zhang was just a young sociology teacher then, in charge of management and safety service for the protests. When reports of soldiers marching into Beijing to suppress the protests reverberated across Western airwaves, the world didn't know what to expect. As tens of thousands of students and concerned Chinese citizens took to the streets demanding political reforms, the fate of China's communist system was unknown. Over 30 years ago, on April 15th 1989, the occupation of Tiananmen Square began. Follow 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.
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