>>22611057This is not a perfect summary but it's the general gist of the history.
government promises reforms -> fails to deliver them -> leads to increased nepotism and corruption -> the country needs more educated workers -> those new university educated students can't get jobs due to nepotism -> several prominent figures within the university sphere start talking about the need for new reforms and aligning with a economy run a different way, more freedom for people and a separation of power withing the chinese state -> this causes a movement among students and an increase in demonstrations for said desires -> In response the sitting chairman of the central commission orders the sitting general secretary to expel the "leaders" that started these discussions from the party -> the general secretary refuses since he shares some of their belief that reforms are needed -> the groundwork to replace the general secretary is begun but before it is complete he resigns his position, this is seen as the party being weak, not being able to control the GS -> from the other side it is seen as a show of support to the protestors while also strengthening his character as a politician -> he dies withing 1 year of resigning his position -> some expect this being connected to him snubbing the party on his way out -> this causes an increased activity in student circles were his ideas and politics is freely and openly discussed, he becomes a revered figure -> it starts in gathering of small groups, which grows to crowds and into 100k students marching during the former general secretaries state funeral, even though this is forbidden -> this then escalates with demands from the protestors for said reforms, causing demonstrations, riots, hunger strikes, boycotts. The support for the movement starts to appear around China, both major cities and countryside -> This leads to the government mobilizing the military, declaring martial law and in the end, rolling tanks over students in Tiananmen square.
