Download or read book Chinese Democracy Wall Movement and political situation in China between 1978-1981 written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ephemera collection contains documents relating to China's Democracy Wall Movement and political situation between 1978 and 1981. They are collected by Daniel Kane, who joined the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs in 1976 and was posted to Beijing during the period of the Democracy Wall. Materials in this collection includes photos, trial transcript, wall posters, biographical material and media reports relating to Wei Jingsheng and his trial in 1979 as well as English translation of Wei Jingsheng's defence statement and Bill Guo's version; 3 folders of photocopies of big character posters posted on the Democracy Wall in Xidan, Beijing; 2 folders of copies of Australian governmental records and files relating to the Democracy Wall movement and political development in China produced mainly by the Australian Embassy, Peking and the Department of Foreign Affairs during the period; 3 folders of newspaper clippings and 1 folder of typescript reports from ABC correspondent Richard Thwaites, who was in Beijing in the late 1970s and early 80s, on the Democracy Movement dated 21 November-2 December 1978. The Collection also includes unofficial Chinese magazines and publications of the Democracy movement; selected journal articles and news reports during this period; Daniel Kane's transcription and translation of the wall posters, a small poster of the play Yu wu sheng chu, an official accusation against He Chunshu's, schedule and program of an Ambassador's visit to Kunming and Nanning in January 27, 1978, lists of Daniel Kane's Democracy Movement material collected and other miscellaneous papers.