Li Peng, Chinese premier dubbed the ‘butcher of Beijing’, dies at 91

BEIJING — Li Peng, the former Chinese premier human rights groups call the “butcher of Beijing” for his role overseeing the deadly 1989 crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, died July 22. He was 91.

He was at the forefront of Chinese politics for decades, but his name is inextricably linked to the military assault on unarmed protesters in Tiananmen Square on June 3 and 4, 1989. When Hu died, in April 1989, thousands took to the streets in a display of grief that morphed into mass protest. They were demanding checks on government corruption, political reform and talks with top officials.

“We’ve come too late,” Zhao told the students. “The problems you have raised will eventually be resolved. But things are complicated, and there must be a process to resolve these problems.” Jude Blanchette What happened next is still debated — and may be forever. According to the “Tiananmen papers” — a collection of documents leaked by an unknown Chinese source and vetted and published by U.S. China scholars in 2001 — at a June meeting of top leaders, Li made a case for clearing the square.

“It’s impossible to divorce Li Peng’s legacy from his role in the Tiananmen Square crackdown,” said Jude Blanchette, a scholar of Chinese politics and author of the 2018 book “Under the Red Flag: The Battle for the Soul of the Communist Party in a Reforming China.” In his official memoir, Li denied that he was officially adopted. “Some people have said I am Premier Zhou’s adopted son. It is not true,” he wrote. “The relationship between Premier Zhou, Mother Deng and me was the relationship between old comrades and any martyrs’ descendants.”

Mr. Li spent the rest of his life in the shadow of his Tiananmen decisions — unpopular, but protected and promoted by the party.

May you rest in peace now ,,,

Even china official media didn’t say too much about his death, why? Obviously!

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