Escape from China

Escape From China: The Long Journey from Tiananmen to Freedom is a book by Zhang Boli.

Zhang Boli was present in 1989 when pro-democratic students and rights-activists staged a massive protest in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. This is his story of how he was able to escape authorities who were seeking to imprison him.

It was published originally in the Chinese Mandarin language in 1998 by Zhang Boli. The English translation was done by Kwee Kian Low and published in 2002 by Washington Square Press.

Mr. Zhang is currently a Christian pastor at the Harvest Chinese Christian Church near Washington, D.C.

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Background

Chronology

Communist Party

Elders	Deng Xiaoping Chen Yun Yang Shangkun Li Xiannian Wang Zhen Peng Zhen Bo Yibo

Standing Committee	Zhao Ziyang Li Peng Qiao Shi Hu Qili Yao Yilin

Regional leaders	Li Ximing Chen Xitong Jiang Zemin Zhu Rongji Hu Jintao

Others	Bao Tong Hu Yaobang Luo Gan Yan Mingfu Yuan Mu Wan Li Wen Jiabao Wu Xueqian

Dissidents

Leading figures	Bei Dao Chai Ling Cui Jian Dai Qing Ding Zilin Fang Lizhi Fang Zheng Feng Congde Liu Gang Han Dongfang Hou Dejian Li Lu Liu Xianbin Liu Xiaobo Qin Benli Shen Tong Tang Baiqiao Wang Bingzhang Wang Dan Wang Youcai Wu'erkaixi Xiong Yan Yan Jiaqi Yu Dongyue Zhang Boli Zhao Changqing Zhou Yongjun

Groups	Beijing Workers' Autonomous Federation Beijing Students' Autonomous Federation

Military

Generals	Liu Huaqing Chi Haotian Yang Baibing Zhao Nanqi Qin Jiwei Hong Xuezhi Liang Guanglie Xu Qinxian

Army units	12th 15th 20th 24th 26th 27th 28th 38th 39th 40th 54th 63rd 64th 65th 67th

Works

Human rights groups

Anniversaries

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