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Li Peng

British  
/ ˈliː ˈpɛŋ /

noun

  1. born 1928, Chinese Communist politician: premier (1988–98)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Li Peng, 22, said he had kicked the latiao habit he developed in his school days.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Former Chinese premier Li Peng, a hardliner who imposed martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, died at 90.

From Washington Times Jul. 15, 2020

July 2019: Li Peng, the Communist Party politician responsible for the Three Gorges Dam, dies at age 90.

From Reuters Nov. 14, 2019

She is the daughter of Li Peng, the former premier who oversaw the bloody 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square.

From Washington Post Apr. 7, 2016

“Deng was not happy about how Li Peng had made his remarks public,” Mr. Zhao said.

From New York Times Apr. 25, 2014

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