Moving the Mountain

452 words
April 1, 2004
The road to democracy can be very difficult. In the late 1980's China's communist government started cracking down on individual freedoms. This and along with capitalism seeping through into the east from Europe, was the reason students and other people started protesting to get a say in the government.
As the Chinese government was limiting personal freedoms, a pro-democracy leader died. His death was the cause of huge gatherings of people mourning his death. After he was gone there was not anyone to lead to fight for democracy. Therefore student leaders were elec…