A review by jackwwang
The Tiananmen Papers by Orville Schell, Liang Zhang

(seemingly reliable) primary sources always make for an interesting read, these internal memos give a unique insider's perspective on dynamics within the chinese government leading up to the tiananmen massacre, and also depict the culmination in an atrocity from the (mostly) reasonable actions of (mostly) reasonable men, a worthwhile read for anyone interested in modern china