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I recently came across a small group of photographs taken in Beijing in June 1989, showing groups of young people and what appear to be workers traveling toward the city center, in some cases riding on trucks and carrying banners.

In at least one case, a group of workers is riding on an open truck and holding a red banner with partially visible Chinese text, which seems to identify them by workplace or unit. Another banner includes characters like 声援 (“support”).

My question is: how common was organized participation by workers (not just students) in the demonstrations leading up to June 4, 1989?

Were such groups (e.g. factory workers or work units) formally organized, or were these more spontaneous expressions of support? How typical would it have been for workers to travel together in identifiable groups toward central locations like Tiananmen Square?

Were workers’ demonstrations coordinated with student groups, or did they emerge independently?