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25 Years Ago: Li Peng Tightens Grip

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is posting a series of original news articles from 1989, beginning with the death of Hu Yaobang on April 15 and continuing through the tumultuous spring. The full series can be read here. From the May 27, 1989 New York Times: With Prime Minister Li Peng apparently winning China’s