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West’s fascination with Tiananmen Square events not shared in China
China today is a society mesmerized by wealth, vastly different from 1989 when on June 3 authorities began the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, says Ben Read, UCSC associate professor of politics.
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Books: The Great Forgetting
The Wall Street Journal published a book review by politics associate professor Ben Read on two books concerning the aftermath of China's successful crushing of the pro-democracy movement 25 years ago.