Time Magazine Contents Page: Vol. 133 No. 25 JUNE 19, 1989

Vol. 133 No. 25 JUNE 19, 1989

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COVER: Defiance rocks the Communist world. China resists while Moscow and Warsaw struggle to reform

From the Baltic to the China Sea, people strain against the confines of the system, demanding a fair share in their own governance. -- Hard-liners take China's helm, but the old compact between the people and their leaders is shattered. -- Solidarity whips the Communist Party, causing a constitutional logjam. -- Wherever he turns, Gorbachev faces hard lessons and unhappy citizens.

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NATION: Bush responds to China's agony

As Americans stage a hurried exit from the chaos in Beijing, the President seeks to preserve U.S....

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