Tiananmen Square “Massacre”? The Power of Words vs. Silent Evidence

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The so-called Tiananmen Square “Massacre” is one of the most misleading events the US government and the Western media have used to demonize the Chinese government each and every year since 1989. There was ample silent evidence in the images produced by the Western media that told the story of a highly restrained and caring Chinese government facing a protest similar to those in the West at various stages of their economic development. However, the West and anti-communist forces had capitalized on the situation in 1989 to fuel the public’s anger, intending to overthrow a good government. How the Western media lied about a massacre given the silent evidence that suggests otherwise, and the moral implications of Western powers making use of common pain and dissatisfaction within an economic cycle of a society to justify the overthrowing of governments across the globe are issues that this book is structured to explore. About This Series of Books Introduction Inflation and the Tiananmen Square Protests Media Disinformation and Democracy Tiananmen Square “Massacre”? Media agenda and the 2009 confessions Peaceful protesters? Selective and distorted reporting vs. the thinking-people The power of words vs. silent evidence Before 2009: Evidence that supports the Chinese side of the story The most “honest” Western confession Factual verification and why developing countries need censorship Statements made by Chinese leaders in 1989 How BBC manufactured the perception of a “Massacre” Foreign involvement and the radicalisation of protesters The truth The diehard media agenda Timeline: The Chinese government’s effort to negotiate with protesters Premier Li Peng’s Martial Law speech Who was responsible for the Tiananmen Crackdown? An observation about the Western media and the Tiananmen incident The Alternative Reform, the market economy and social pain The three-stage bottleneck effect and the Western response Deng Xiaoping – the great man or the butcher? 20 years later Issues to think about China vs. America and the world Public opinion of Eastern Europe and former USSR nations The Arab Spring and Libya Should the West respect public opinion on the issue of “democracy”? Techniques used in the West to manage protests The evolution of protest control management 1. Tanks and guns period 2. Media-friendly weapons period 3. 21st Century Anti-capitalist (Wall Street) period Why Wall Street protesters should admire Tiananmen protesters A Tribute to the PLA – the people’s son and brother soldiers Possibly fabricated materials The Tiananmen Papers Prisoner Of The State – The Secret Journal of Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang A few words for protesters in developing nations These books may interest you: About the author Bibliography and References