Deng Xiaoping's Massacre In Tiananmen Square

Q7. The Massacre in Tiananmen Square would be a result of protests brought on by the people whom did not agree with Deng Xiaoping or his political plans. Deng Xiaoping was one of the most powerful leaders in China, he had been one of the last revolutionaries who had ruled China. During his time in power, he faced the downfall of the Chinese economy. Deng would be a major supporter when it came to moderate economic policies, he wanted to help fix China’s economy. He would then set forth goals known as the Four Modernizations. These modernizations dealt with progress in agriculture, industry, defense, science, and technology. With all of these new policies, the Chinese people would start to take on a new policy of openness; however, this would ultimately lead to the massacre in Tiananmen Square.
Although his policies had brought good things to China, they would also bring about the would end up causing the massacre. The openness the reforms had brought about Deng’s economic reforms would increase the gap between the rich and poor workers. This led the public to believe that the government would end up making profit from this
The students would begin protesting for political reforms, they wanted democracy. The protesting had won support all throughout the world, soon they were being given support for other nations. The students called for democracy and for Deng Xiaoping to step down. Deng would not step down, he would end up ordering a martial law. After the order had been announced, many of the protesters left, yet some remained. The students that remained continued protesting with their 33-foot statue, which they called the “Goddess of Democracy”. Deng’s 100,000 troops would end up opening fire upon the student protesters. In the end, more than hundred of student protesters had died and thousands of others had been injured due to the massacre in Tiananmen