33 years ago, May 16, 1989 - Student’s hunger strike had gone on for days at Tiananmen Sqaure; Zhao Ziyang was concerned. In the Politburo Standing Committee meeting Zhao contested with the rest of the hardliners on the need to change the 426 People’s Daily Editorial. It was the turning point of the movement. Zhao was sidelined. The rest was history.
May 16, 2022 - Hundreds of students at an elite Beijing university have protested against strict Covid-19 curbs on campus.
The coincident may make some people at the top very uncomfortable.
History does not repeat.... without a reason🙃