1. Wrangling Over Arms Sales to China
- Author:
- Rachel Stohl
- Publication Date:
- 12-2006
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Foreign Policy In Focus
- Abstract:
- On June 4, 1989, the world watched in horror as the Chinese government's crackdown on student protestors took a deadly turn. As Chinese soldiers fired their weapons indiscriminately and Chinese tanks rolled through Tiananmen Square, an unknown number of students and soldiers were killed. The Chinese military continued its campaign of terror throughout the summer of 1989, drawing strong international condemnation.
- Topic:
- Security, Foreign Policy, Arms Control and Proliferation, and Foreign Exchange
- Political Geography:
- China, Europe, and Asia