On June 4, 2026, China Labor Watch Executive Director Li Qiang published an op-ed titled “Tiananmen Is Not Just China’s Story.” The article argues that the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown reinforced a political system that in turn shaped a labor and economic model that fueled China’s rise as a manufacturing powerhouse while suppressing independent worker organizing. The piece contends that the consequences of this model have extended far beyond China, …
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