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Student protesters dancing at Tiananmen Square before the massacre, Beijing, China, 1989 (lemmy.world)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre

The protests lasted over a month; the massacre ended them in a flood of state-sponsored murder.

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[โ€“] some_random_nick@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Not a history book in the traditional sense, but Yu Hua's China in ten words is great.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12884314-china-in-ten-words

[โ€“] Azzu@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Sounds like a great suggestion, thanks!