Timeline of Anarchism in Eastern Asia: Difference between revisions

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This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in Eastern Asia (a region that includes the states of China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau) that are relevant to libertarian socialism.

1900s

1920: Guangzhou City Commune (China)
1922: Hong Kong General Strike
1956: Sunagawa Resistance (Japan)
1960: South Korean Democracy Protests
1969: South Korean Sweatshop Strikes
1976: South Korean Textile Strike
1979: South Korean Factory Occupations
1980: Gwangju Uprising (South Korea)
1980: Shanyang Anti-Dam Campaign (China)
1987: South Korea Uprising
1990: Osaka Uprising (Japan)
1994: Gulup Island Anti-Nuclear Campaign (South Korea)

2000s

2005: Pyeongtaek Campaign (South Korea)
2006: Gyeyang Mountain Campaign (South Korea)
2007: Japanese US Army Strike
2008: South Korea Media
n South Korea force the government to investigate the Sewol Ferry Disaster.

References

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-This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in Eastern Asia (a region that includes the [[List of States|states]] of China, Japan, [[Republic of Korea|South Korea]], North Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau) that are relevant to [[Libertarian Socialism|libertarian socialism]].
+This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in Eastern Asia (a region that includes the [[List of States|states]] of [[China]], [[Japan]], [[Republic of Korea|South Korea]], [[North Korea]], [[Taiwan]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]]) that are relevant to [[Libertarian Socialism|libertarian socialism]].
 == 1900s ==
-* 1920: The [[Guangzhou Commune|Guangzhou City Commune]] is set up thanks to the influence of anarchist [[Liu Shifu]].
+* 1920: [[Guangzhou Commune|Guangzhou City Commune]] (China)
 * 1922: [[Hong Kong General Strike (1922)|Hong Kong General Strike]]
-* 1956: Farmers from Sunagawa, Japan [[Sunagawa Resistance|prevent expansion]] of the US Tachikawa Air Force Base.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/sunagawa-farmers-prevent-expansion-tachikawa-air-force-base-1956-57</ref>
+* 1956: Sunagawa Resistance (Japan)
-* 1960: Workers and students in South Korea [[South Korean Democracy Protests (1960)|strike and protest]], forcing dictator [[Syngman Rhee]] to step down, creating a short-lived democratic republic.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/south-korean-students-force-dictator-resign-new-elections-1960</ref>
+* 1960: South Korean Democracy Protests
-* 1969: Workers across Pyungwha, South Korea [[South Korean Sweatshop Strikes (1969)|strike against sweatshop labor]] and win greater working conditions across the country.
+* 1969: South Korean Sweatshop Strikes
-* 1976: Women textile workers in [[South Korean Textile Strike (1976)|strike in protest]] of [[Trade Union|management-union collaboration]] and rigged union elections.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/korean-women-textile-workers-fight-fair-union-election-1976-1978</ref>
+* 1976: South Korean Textile Strike
-* 1979: Women workers in South Korea [[YH Wig Manufacturing Closing (1979)|resist the]] closing of factories and are repressed by police.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/south-korean-women-labourers-protest-closing-yh-wig-manufacturing-company-1979</ref>
+* 1979: South Korean Factory Occupations
-* 1980: A [[Gwangju Uprising (1980)|popular armed uprising]] occurs in Gwangju, South Korea, demanding an end to the dictatorship.
+* 1980: [[Gwangju Uprising (1980)|Gwangju Uprising]] (South Korea)
-* 1980: Villagers in Shanyang, China begin a ten-year long campaign to seek reparations for the construction of the Dahe Dam.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chinese-villagers-seek-reparations-effects-dahe-dam-1980-1990
+* 1980: Shanyang Anti-Dam Campaign (China)
-</ref>
+* 1987: South Korea Uprising
-* 1983: Activist [[Kim Young-sam]] performs a hunger strike in protest of the dictatorship in South Korea.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/political-dissident-young-sam-kim-stages-hunger-strike-solidify-dissidents-pro-democracy-mov</ref>
+* 1990: [[Osaka Uprising (1990)|Osaka Uprising]] (Japan)
-* 1987: Mass protests across South Korea lead to the collapse of the dictatorship, ushering in a new democracy.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/south-koreans-win-mass-campaign-democracy-1986-87</ref>
+* 1994: Gulup Island Anti-Nuclear Campaign (South Korea)
-* 1990: Workers in Osaka, Japan lead an [[Osaka Workers' Uprising (1990)|uprising]] against the government and capitalists.
-* 1994: Environmentalists on Gulup Island, South Korea [[Gulup Island Anti-Nuclear Campaign|block the construction]] of a nuclear waste site.
 == 2000s ==
-* 2000: NGOs in South Korea win victory for democracy.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/south-korean-ngos-defy-corrupt-politicians-gain-greater-democracy-2000</ref>
+* 2005: Pyeongtaek Campaign (South Korea)
-* 2002: Anti-american protests breaking out across South Korea.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/south-koreans-protest-against-mishandling-deaths-two-korean-students-caused-us-army-2002-200</ref>
+* 2006: Gyeyang Mountain Campaign (South Korea)
-* 2005: Farmers and workers in Pyeongtaek, South Korea fight land seizures to build US military bases.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/south-koreans-protest-land-seizure-united-states-military-base-expansion-2005-2007</ref>
+* 2007: Japanese US Army Strike
-* 2006: South Korean environmentalists [[Gyeyang Mountain Campaign|protect Gyeyang Mountain against golf course development]].<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/south-korean-environmentalists-protect-gyeyang-mountain-against-golf-course-development-inch</ref>
+* 2008: South Korea Media
-* 2007: Japanese workers in US military bases fight against a 50% wage cut.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/sunagawa-farmers-prevent-expansion-tachikawa-air-force-base-1956-57</ref>
+* n South Korea force the government to investigate the [[Sewol Ferry Disaster]].
-* 2008: Workers in the South Korean media sector resist the privatisation of TV stations.
-* 2008: Workers and farmers in Chengdu, China resist the construction of an oil refinery for environmental reasons.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chinese-middle-class-and-farmers-protest-petrochemical-plant-chengdu-chengdu-stroll-2008</ref>
-=== 2010s ===
-* 2010: Car factory workers across China successfully strike for higher wages and better working conditions.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chinese-autoworkers-strike-demand-higher-wages-honda-2010</ref>
-* 2011: LGBT activists in South Korea win nationwide protections for LGBT students.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/south-korean-activists-win-rights-seoul-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgendered-students-2011</ref>
-* 2012: Workers for the car/construction/manufacturing company Hyundai win increased wages and an end to night shifts in South Korea.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/south-korean-hyundai-autoworkers-gain-higher-wages-and-fewer-working-hours-2012</ref>
-* 2012: High school students in Shifang, China prevent construction a ecocidal copper alloy factory.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/shifang-students-prevent-copper-plant-construction-china-2012</ref>
-* 2013: Railroad workers across South Korea strike in protest of the creation of a new railroad company.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/south-korean-railway-workers-union-resist-creation-new-affiliate-rail-company-2013</ref>
-* 2014: Protests, marches and vigils in South Korea force the government to investigate the [[Sewol Ferry Disaster]].
 == See Also ==