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From Tiananmen’s Most-Wanted to Followers of Jesus
Thirty years after the deadly massacre, two dissidents reflect on hope for China.
Interview by Jenny McGill
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Though
Tiananmen translates as “The Gate of Heavenly Peace,” the Beijing city
square is known for something utterly destructive: the June 4, 1989,
massacre where Chinese troops fired on nonviolent student demonstrators,
killing thousands—deaths that the government still has not publicly
acknowledged.
The
historic event came amid a national movement for democracy and freedom
and set off a spiritual awakening for the Chinese, according to
sociologist Yang Fenggang.
Among the young ...
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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
From Tiananmen’s Most-Wanted to Followers of Jesus
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