beijing spring

Beijing Spring, a monthly Chinese-language magazine dedicated to the promotion of human rights, democracy and social justice in China, has been in continuous publication since June 1993. Over the years, Beijing Spring has made a substantial contribution to spreading the message of democracy and accelerating the economic and political reforms. Indeed, as the published Tiananmen Papers reveals, Li Peng and other Chinese leaders believe that the 1989 Democracy Movement was in part instigated by China Spring, a predecessor of Beijing Spring. As the widespread 1989 democracy demonstrations have shown, although China is a country ruled by a totalitarian regime, the Chinese people have a keen interest in adopting a democratic form of government. Their inspirations, however, have been stifled by the repressive regime. At this time, advocating democracy in China can result in imprisonment or worse. As a result, pro-democracy publications such as Beijing Spring can only be printed outside of C