Deng was initially called the butcher

The Butcher of Beijing: Obituary July 25th 2019

Posted on December 22, 2020 2:14 am By Del Meyer in In Memoriam

China’s prime minister in 1987-98, who became the public face of the Tiananmen massacre, was 90 Li Peng died on July 22nd HIS DIARY entry for April 27th 1989 recorded the moment when the trouble touched Li Peng directly. On his way home from his prime ministerial office in Beijing, his car was blocked by […]

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