Chinese democracy movement
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The Chinese democracy movement is a loose collection of protests, campaigns, and intellectual currents advocating political reform, human rights, and democratization in the People’s Republic of China, notably including the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and the work of dissidents such as Liu Xiaobo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese democracy movement canonical | 4 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political movement
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social movement ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
democratization in China
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freedom of association in China ⓘ freedom of speech in China ⓘ freedom of the press in China ⓘ multi-party democracy in China ⓘ political reform in China ⓘ protection of human rights in China ⓘ rule of law in China ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| hasComponent |
1978–1979 Democracy Wall movement
NERFINISHED
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1986–1987 Chinese student demonstrations ⓘ 1989 Chinese pro-democracy protests ⓘ 1989 Tiananmen Square protests NERFINISHED ⓘ Charter 08 campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong pro-democracy protests NERFINISHED ⓘ labor rights protests in China ⓘ online rights defense activism in China ⓘ rights defense (weiquan) movement NERFINISHED ⓘ student-led democracy activism in China ⓘ |
| hasDissident |
Ai Weiwei
NERFINISHED
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Bao Tong NERFINISHED ⓘ Chai Ling NERFINISHED ⓘ Chen Guangcheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Fang Lizhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Gao Zhisheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Han Dongfang NERFINISHED ⓘ Hu Jia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hu Shigen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilham Tohti NERFINISHED ⓘ Li Lu NERFINISHED ⓘ Liao Yiwu NERFINISHED ⓘ Liu Di NERFINISHED ⓘ Liu Jingsheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Liu Xia NERFINISHED ⓘ Liu Xiaobo NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wei Jingsheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Wuer Kaixi NERFINISHED ⓘ Xu Zhiyong NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhao Ziyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocument |
Charter 08
NERFINISHED
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Fifth Modernization essay NERFINISHED ⓘ open letters calling for political reform in China ⓘ |
| involves |
Chinese intellectuals
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Chinese students ⓘ human rights lawyers in China ⓘ online activists in China ⓘ overseas Chinese dissidents ⓘ workers in China ⓘ |
| language |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| location | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
authoritarianism in China
ⓘ
one-party rule of the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese civil society
ⓘ
Chinese human rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ global human rights movement ⓘ pro-democracy movements in Asia ⓘ |
| supports |
anti-corruption reforms in China
ⓘ
civil liberties in China ⓘ constitutionalism in China ⓘ independent judiciary in China ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1970s–present ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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