Li Xiannian

(Wade-Giles) Li Hsien-nien

[lee shyahn-nyahn]

noun

1. 1909–92, Chinese Communist leader: president 1983–88.

Example Sentences

The sources were from the office of Li Xiannian, the former president and now the head of an important advisory body.

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LI XIANNIAN, 1985 — Li's visit came amid heightened Cold War tensions when the U.S. and China found common cause opposing the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

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Just the evening before, Abe spoke briefly with Li Xiaolin, the daughter of former Chinese president Li Xiannian and said to be close to Xi, at a dance performance in Tokyo.

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In 1989, in the crisis set off by the Tiananmen Square protests, Li Xiannian and Chen Yun, two other “immortals,” had a say in selecting top leaders, too.

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Eighteen months later President Li Xiannian followed in his footsteps, signing a co-operation deal on technology for nuclear power generation with President Reagan.

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