International VIEWPOINT
1987 1987-02Read it in the scan (PDF at ETOL), page 12 →
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SOCIALIST ACTION FEBRUARY 1987 11 support and strength in order to counter pressure from the regime.
The Polish example was another source of stimulus. The Democracy Movement greeted Solidarnosc with enthusiasm, reprinting the 21 demands and the Charter of Workers' Rights. It assessed that the Polish workers' movement had tolled the death knell for bureaucratic rule. The need for international links was also emphasized.
In early 1981, the CCP issued several circulars preparing for a clampdown of the "illegal publications" and "illegal organizations." Beginning April 10, arrests took place on a nationwide scale.
Over 30 Democracy Movement activists were detained without trial for about a year. Later it was learned that many of these activists were sentenced to jail terms ranging from five to 14 years.
The Beijing Spring Democracy Move -ment was suppressed with naked force. Yet, it was a significant development in the on-going movement for socialist democracy in China.
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