1981 Inner Mongolia student protest
The 1981 Inner Mongolia student protest, which took place in Inner Mongolia from 22 August to 15 November 1981, opposed a package of new policies that would worsen steppe degradation in the Inner Mongolia steppe and worsen the political representation of Chinese Mongols.[1] The new policies included "we shall have 100 million cattle within the next decade", "the influx of from neighboring provinces shall be settled rather than be blocked" and "placing mongol officials in place in Mongols-majority settlements while Han officials in place in Han-majority settlements".[2] The protest were mostly organized by the students of Inner Mongolia University. The policies were proposed by then Inner Mongolia Chief party secretary Zhou Hui and sanctioned by the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China at its meeting on 16 July 1981, chaired by then top party secretary Hu Yaobang.[2]
Aftermath[]
Hu Yaobang, known for his restraint approach towards students, ordered Zhou Hui to not arrest any students. While the students were left unscathed as promised, many bureaucrats, school headmasters and teachers were demoted.[1]
See also[]
- 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, also handled by Hu Yaobang
- 2020 Inner Mongolia protest, on bilingual education policy
- steppe degradation
- Ethnic issues in China
References[]
- ^ a b Jankowiak, William R. (1988). "The Last Hurrah? Political Protest in Inner Mongolia". The Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs. The University of Chicago Press (19/20): 269-288.
- ^ a b "中共中央关于转发《中央书记处讨论内蒙古自治区工作纪要》的通知，中发［1981］28号". . 1981-08-03. Archived from the original on 2016-08-27.
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