The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited by Louisa Lim is a deeply moving and intelligent account of the aftermath of the Tiananmen massacres, and its lasting impact on China. In fact, Lim makes a compelling case that Tiananmen was the pivot point around which modern Chinese history hinges. After the massacre, the state increasingly turned toward its own people as a threat, spending more on surveillance than defense. Lim believes that a Tiananmen moment is on China’s horizon. We can only hope, so the genius of the Chinses people can shine forth in every enterprise.
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