ABSTRACT
The roots of the Tiananmen bloodshed rest more in the power structure and the mentality of the Chinese gerontocracy than in the economic disturbances. On December 30, 1986, during the first wave of student protests at dozens of Chinese universities, Deng maintained in a speech to Communist Party leaders: "Firm measures must be taken against any student who creates trouble in Tiananmen Square. The material affluence and political liberalization of Taiwan convinced the students that industrialization and democracy were compatible with traditional Chinese culture and would be feasible with a more enlightened leadership in the People's Republic of China (PRC). In political science, Su Shaozhi and Yan Jiaqi advanced several incisive analyses of the Chinese political system and presented their reform proposals. Apart from domestic political and economic conditions, the future of the PRC will also be dependent on its relations with Taiwan and Hong Kong, the two prosperous Chinese communities outside the mainland.
