How China Controls Its History: Tiananmen Square, Tank Man, & Xi Jinping | Jeff Wasserstrom

Peter Hessler on Living in China: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2lAtRzI8b3QR4xrFIgwbKy?si=d7hyYX7JQfymieFSxQ_iig

In this episode, host Tyrel sits down with renowned historian and author Jeff Wasserstrom to discuss the complex history of student movements in China, state memory, and how history is used to shape modern Chinese identity. Jeff shares his firsthand memories of living in Shanghai during the student protests of 1986, the parallels between the 1919 May Fourth Movement and the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, and why the iconic "Tank Man" photo remains so deeply suppressed by the Chinese government today. They also dive into the political shifts under Xi Jinping, comparisons between modern Communist leadership and Chiang Kai-shek, and the evolving situation in Hong Kong#ChinaHistory #TiananmenSquare #XiJinping #HongKong #ChineseHistory #Podcast Jeff Wasserstrom, Chinese History, Tiananmen Square 1989, Tank Man, May Fourth Movement 1919, Xi Jinping, Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek, Shanghai 1986, Fudan University, Hong Kong Protests, Chinese Communist Party, CCP History, China Surveillance, Everything You Wanted to Know About China but Were Afraid to Ask, Prague 1968