{"id":212570,"date":"2019-05-18T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T07:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=212570"},"modified":"2021-09-14T17:23:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:23:39","slug":"30-years-ago-li-peng-meets-student-representatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2019\/05\/30-years-ago-li-peng-meets-student-representatives\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Years Ago: Li Peng Meets Student Representatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year marks the 30th 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

See a NBC News 48 Hours special report “China Rebellion” from May 18, 1989:
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