In Episode 34 [8] of the CounterVortex podcast [9], Bill Weinberg interviews Rose Tang [10], veteran journalist, activist, artist, musician, and survivor of the Tiananmen Square massacre. In an in-depth oral history, Tang recounts her experiences as a student leader in Beijing in the spring of 1989, her witness to the June 4 repression, and her work as a public voice for Tiananmen Square survivors [11]. Books and works discussed include: Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang [14] (Simon & Schuster 2009); The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited [15] by Louisa Lim (Oxford 2014); "Tiananmen Massacre [16]," Tang's contribution to The Princeton Reader: Contemporary Essays by Writers and Journalists at Princeton University [17] (2010); and Jack London's "Credo [18]." Listen on SoundCloud [8], and support our podcast via Patreon [12].
Music: Locust Flowers Blooming [19], Sichuanese folk song performed by Rose Tang
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