Chai Ling
Chai Ling (Chinese: 柴玲; pinyin: Chái Líng; born April 15, 1966) is a Chinese psychologist and businesswoman who was one of the student leaders in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. She was a representative of the hardline faction of the protest movement and according to a documentary, Gate of Heavenly Peace, she had indicated that the strategy of the leadership group she dominated was to provoke the Government to use violence against the unarmed students. Comments that she made to that effect in an interview later formed the basis of two lawsuits. She had also claimed to have witnessed soldiers killing student protesters inside Tiananmen Square.
Chai Ling | |
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柴玲 | |
Chai Ling (2009) | |
| Born | April 15, 1966 Rizhao, Shandong, China |
| Citizenship | United States People's Republic of China (former) |
| Alma mater | Peking University Beijing Normal University Princeton University (MLA) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | President and chief operating officer of Jenzabar |
| Known for | Student leader during Tiananmen square protests |
| Movement | June 4th Movement |
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| Children | 3 (with Maginn) |
After the Tiananmen Square crackdown, she fled to the United States via Operation Yellowbird where she started her career working for Bain & Company. She is the founder of All Girls Allowed, an organization dedicated to ending China's one-child policy, and the founder and president of Jenzabar, an enterprise resource planning software firm for educational institutions.