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China: Egypt's Bloody Crackdown Brings Back Memories of Tiananmen

Categories: East Asia, Middle East & North Africa, China, Egypt, Politics, War & Conflict

Egypt’s bloody crackdown on August 14 reminded many Chinese of the Tiananmen massacre [1] in 1989. Many condemned the violent crackdown and applauded the courage of the Egyptian people to fight for democracy. But some saw the current chaos in Egypt as a result of a blind promotion of Western-style democracy. China Beats collected [2] opinions from different fronts.