Student Demonstrations Begin on April 15, 1989

Seven weeks that changed China’s history begin with a memorial in Tiananmen Square. More

On April 15th 1989, thousands of Chinese students gathered in Tiananmen Square to mark the sudden death of a liberal politician, Hu Yaobang. Former student Zhang Jian, then just 19 years old, recalls how he heard the students call for political change and democracy – and in the process, he himself became a central figure in the student movement.

AIR DATE 6/25/19