All of the following were true of the 1989 demonstrations by Chinese young people and urban professionals EXCEPT
A) It began because the groups felt they were being left behind in the rapidly growing enterprises.
B) The demonstrations, though violent, led to no loss of life for soldiers or demonstrators.
C) The group occupied the center of the capital in the symbolic space of Tiananmen Square.
D) The government decided to use military force to end the demonstrations and the occupation.
E) Suppression of the demonstrations brought international embarrassment to China.
B
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