18 mayo 1979 año - Democracy Wall Movement

Descripción:

The Democracy Wall was a long brick wall where people pinned letters and big character posters with their comments on it what was happening in China.

Deng was originally a supporter of the movement, as his supporters had pinned notes that praised Deng and criticised his opponents. However, the wall was later used to express anti- government feelings. Students used it to criticise the party and the lack of democracy.

Wei Jingsheng, a former Red Guard, pinned to the wall his criticisms of the government's failure to allow democratic freedoms, and was arrested and imprisoned for 15 years.

Many students had experienced Western ideas of liberal politics when they had travelled abroad, and they desired political reforms to match the economic progress.