The phrase "Beijing Spring" was also used during a more recent period of political thaw in the PRC from September 1997 to mid November 1998. During this 'new Beijing Spring' the Chinese authorities relaxed some control over political expression and organisation. The relatively trouble-free handover of Hong Kong to China from the United Kingdom and the death of Deng Xiaoping in early 1997 were precursors to this brief period of liberalisation.
It was during this second "Beijing Spring" that the China Democracy Party was founded and legally registered by some local authorities. The Democracy Wall Movement dissident Wei Jingsheng was released and exiled, China signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and China was visited by US President Bill Clinton and UN Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson at this time. By the end of 1998 the government had again cracked down on leading dissidents and those involved in the fledgling opposition Chinese Democracy Party.
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^Levine, Jill (2013). "Deng Xiaoping, Dazibao and Dissent: A Critical Analysis of the Xidan Democracy Wall Movement" (PDF). Senior Capstone Project. (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
^"frontline: the gate of heavenly peace". www.pbs.org. from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
^Opletal, Helmut (2021-12-30). "The 1978–1981 Democracy Wall Movement and the Reformists in the Communist Party Leadership after Mao's Death". The Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies. 2: 127–167. doi:10.25365/jeacs.2021.2.127-167. ISSN 2709-9946.
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beijing, spring, band, band, chinese, 北京之春, pinyin, běijīng, zhī, chūn, refers, brief, period, political, liberalization, during, boluan, fanzheng, period, people, republic, china, began, democracy, wall, movement, beijing, which, occurred, 1978, 1979, right, . For the pop band see Beijing Spring band The Beijing Spring Chinese 北京之春 pinyin Beijing zhi chun refers to a brief period of political liberalization during the Boluan Fanzheng period in the People s Republic of China PRC 1 It began as the Democracy Wall movement in Beijing which occurred in 1978 and 1979 right after the end of the Chinese Cultural Revolution 1 2 3 The name is derived from Prague Spring an analogous event which occurred in Czechoslovakia in 1968 Contents 1 History 1 1 1990s 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editDuring the Beijing Spring the general public was allowed greater freedom to criticize the government than the Chinese people had previously been allowed under the government of the People s Republic of China Most of this criticism was directed towards the Cultural Revolution and the government s behavior during that time It was made public with the Democracy Wall Movement a Chinese democracy movement 4 1990s edit The phrase Beijing Spring was also used during a more recent period of political thaw in the PRC from September 1997 to mid November 1998 During this new Beijing Spring the Chinese authorities relaxed some control over political expression and organisation The relatively trouble free handover of Hong Kong to China from the United Kingdom and the death of Deng Xiaoping in early 1997 were precursors to this brief period of liberalisation It was during this second Beijing Spring that the China Democracy Party was founded and legally registered by some local authorities The Democracy Wall Movement dissident Wei Jingsheng was released and exiled China signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and China was visited by US President Bill Clinton and UN Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson at this time By the end of 1998 the government had again cracked down on leading dissidents and those involved in the fledgling opposition Chinese Democracy Party See also edit nbsp China portal nbsp Politics portal1976 Tiananmen incident Beijing Spring 2020 documentary film Bourgeois liberalization Chinese democracy movements Democracy Wall Scar literature Wei JingshengReferences edit a b Brodsgaard Kjeld Erik 1981 The Democracy Movement in China 1978 1979 Opposition Movements Wall Poster Campaigns and Underground Journals Asian Survey 21 7 747 774 doi 10 2307 2643619 ISSN 0004 4687 JSTOR 2643619 Levine Jill 2013 Deng Xiaoping Dazibao and Dissent A Critical Analysis of the Xidan Democracy Wall Movement PDF Senior Capstone Project Archived PDF from the original on 2019 04 14 Retrieved 2020 05 23 frontline the gate of heavenly peace www pbs org Archived from the original on 2020 05 08 Retrieved 2020 05 07 Opletal Helmut 2021 12 30 The 1978 1981 Democracy Wall Movement and the Reformists in the Communist Party Leadership after Mao s Death The Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies 2 127 167 doi 10 25365 jeacs 2021 2 127 167 ISSN 2709 9946 External links edit Beijing Spring Memories of the Chinese Democracy Movement 1978 1981 Archived 2019 04 11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beijing Spring amp oldid 1185386036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
