Deadly Decision in Beijing Succession Politics, Protest Repression, and the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre

1. Introduction: a decision to kill; Part I. Party-state Leadership in the Deng Era: 2. The coming of the Deng Era: 1976-1987; 3. The fate of two successors: 1980-April 15, 1989; Part II. Elite Politics and the Making of the Tiananmen Protest: 4. Early response and the growth of the protest: April 15-April 26, 1989; 5. Where was Deng Xiaoping? April 15-May 11, 1989; 6. How a moderate approach failed: April 26-May 17, 1989; Part III. The Decision for Military Intervention: 7. Was it a revolution? April 15-June 3, 1989; 8. The martial law decision: May 13-May 19, 1989; 9. Military operation as symbolic display of power: June 3-June 4, 1989; Part IV. The Political Impact: 10. Deng's long game: 1989-1992; 11. Conclusion: Tiananmen and China's communist authoritarianism.