Li Peng
Britishnoun
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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
Li Peng, the politician who did the most to ensure the Three Gorges Project was eventually built, describes the flood as “a living lesson.”
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2019
Others stepped on pictures of Li Peng, the recently deceased former Chinese premier who backed the Tiananmen Square massacre of student protesters in 1989.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2019
One question on a recent Friday: Which one of the following names is the daughter of Li Peng, China’s former premier?
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2019
Five days into their hunger strike, student leaders won an unprecedented audience with Chinese Premier Li Peng, center, on May 18, 1989.
From Washington Post
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