Tiananmen 20 years later: The withering of ideologies

On June 4, 2009, Dr. Wenran Jiang, Mactaggart Research Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta, wrote an op-ed on the Toronto Star on the twenty years anniversa

7 June 2009

On June 4, 2009, Dr. Wenran Jiang, Mactaggart Research Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta, wrote an op-ed on the Toronto Star on the twenty years anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Incident.
He believes that beneath the surface of China's pragmatic "Economic Prosperity Trumps Political Changes" doctrine, there is an ever-growing undercurrent for further political openness.
Dr. Jiang remains hopeful that history ultimately will deliver a fair verdict on the tragedy of Tiananmen.
You can read the article here.
Dr. Jiang was interviewed by CBC Radio Hot Spot program on the same topic on June 3, and appeared on CTV on June 4, again on the same topic.