Chaina ny bhi yahi kia protest ko mar dia tha During the mid-1980s, the communist government of the PRC had been slowly edging toward a liberalization of the nations strict state-controlled economy, in an attempt to attract more foreign investment and increase the nations foreign trade. This action sparked a call among many Chinese citizens, including many students, for reform of the countrys communist-dominated political system. By early 1989, peaceful protests against the government began in some of Chinas largest cities. The biggest protest was held on April 18 in the capital city of Beijing. Marching through Tiananmen Square in the center of the city, thousands of students carried banners, chanted slogans, and sang songs calling for a more democratic political atmosphere. The governments response to the demonstrations became progressively harsher. Government officials who showed any sympathy to the protesters were purged. Several of the demonstration leaders were arrested, and a propaganda campaign was directed at the marching students, declaring that they sought to create chaos under the heavens. On June 3, 1989, with the protests growing larger every day and foreign journalists capturing the dramatic events on film, the Chinese army was directed to crush the movement. An unknown number of Chinese protesters were killed (estimates range into the thousands) during what came to be known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
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