{"product_id":"tiananmen-square-the-making-of-a-protest-paperback","title":"Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVijay Gokhale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I recall being woken by the sound of tanks moving down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. It was 5 o'clock on the morning of 4 June.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTanks, APCs and troop trucks were sweeping down the avenue. Citizens ran for cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelicopters hovered above. Foreign media claimed that Chinese troops had fired into the crowds with several hundred casualties.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than three decades later, the Tiananmen Square incident refuses to be forgotten. The events that occurred in the summer of 1989 would not only set the course for China's politics but would also re-define its relationship with the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina's message was clear: it remained committed to market-oriented reform, but it would not tolerate any challenge to the supremacy of the Chinese Communist Party. In return for economic prosperity, the Chinese have surrendered some rights to the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA democratic future seems far away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVijay Gokhale, then a young diplomat serving in Beijing, was a witness to the drama that unfolded in Tiananmen Square. This unique account brings an Indian perspective on an event in China's history that the Chinese government has been eager to have the world forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVijay Keshav Gokhale\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1959) was the thirty-second foreign secretary of India. He also served as Ambassador to Germany and China, and as High Commissioner to Malaysia. His three assignments in Beijing spanned an eight-year period over three decades. He now lives in Pune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50350837563629,"sku":"9789354225352","price":17.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/Hk7Lvb8R_39789354225352.webp?v=1785277406","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/tiananmen-square-the-making-of-a-protest-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}