China, from censorship to awakening | DW Documentary

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Mao's death was followed by a very short period of freedom of expression in China. Known as the "Beijing Spring", it was part of the new head of state Deng Xiaoping’s desire to distance himself from the mistakes of the Cultural Revolution.

A brick wall near Tiananmen Square in Beijing briefly became the site of a democracy movement after Mao's death in 1976. People travelled from all over China t…

Mao's death was followed by a very short period of freedom of expression in China. Known as the "Beijing Spring", it was part of the new head of state Deng Xiaoping’s desire to distance himself from the mistakes of the Cultural Revolution.

A brick wall near Tiananmen Square in Beijing briefly became the site of a democracy movement after Mao's death in 1976. People travelled from all over China t…

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