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China’s First Lady Serenaded Tiananmen Troops

AP has confirmed the authenticity of a photo distributed online showing First Lady Peng Liyuan serenading People’s Liberation Army troops in Tiananmen Square after the crackdown on protesters in June 1989. CDT posted the photo on Tuesday. From Gillian Wong’s report: The image of Peng in a green military uniform, her windswept hair tied back in a ponytail as she sings to helmeted and rif