The Perils of Protest: State Repression and Student Activism in China and Taiwan

Contents

v Contents Acknowledgments vii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 The Political Environment of Students in China and Taiwan 8 Chapter 3 Student Mobilization and Organization in China, April 15–May 10, 1989 21 Chapter 4 Student Mobilization and Organization in China, May 11–June 4, 1989 57 Chapter 5 Student Mobilization and Organization in Taiwan, March 1990 95 Chapter 6 Conclusion 129 Appendix A Autonomous Student Organizations in Beijing, Spring 1989 141 Appendix B “Letter to All University Students” (Text of Class Boycott Proposal) 142 Appendix C Autonomous Student Organizations in Taipei, Spring 1990 144 Notes 145 Bibliography 175 Index 185 ...