The impact of Tienanmen on the political climate of economic reform

In: Issues & studies: a social science quarterly on China, Taiwan, and East Asian affairs, Band 27, Heft 3, S. 78-97

Abstract

The paper inquires how the Tiananmen events and subsequent reaction to them influenced the political setting of economic reform in mainland China. It focuses on measures taken by the post-Tiananmen leadership to eliminate the political influence of Zhao Ziyang and those allied with him, to forge a new consensus within the Communist Party and government and to restore political control over the urban population and ensure future social stability. (DÜI-Sen)