For decades, critics called for Mr. Li, who became known as the “butcher of Beijing,” to face trial or a public reckoning for his role in the 1989 bloodshed.
Tag: Tiananmen Square (Beijing)
Tiananmen Anniversary Draws Silence in Beijing but Emotion in Hong Kong
Thirty years after hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators were killed, memories of the bloodshed remain fraught.
The Tiananmen Square Anniversary: A Guide to Our Coverage
The bloody 1989 crackdown crushed a student-led movement for democracy and helped shape China’s government for years to come.
30 Years After Tiananmen, ‘Tank Man’ Remains an Icon and a Mystery
He is a global symbol of resistance. But who was “Tank Man” and how has he remained a mystery?
He Stayed at Tiananmen to the End. Now He Wonders What It Meant.
Zhou Duo helped evacuate Tiananmen Square in 1989. These days he defends the movement, but sees democracy in retreat in the West and far-off in China.
‘In the Streets, Anguish, Fury and Tears’
Read excerpts from The Times’s on-the-ground coverage of the Chinese government’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
Witnessing China’s 1989 Protests — 1,000 Miles From Tiananmen Square
As a student, Representative Andy Levin of Michigan experienced firsthand the bloody crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators.
New Documents Show Power Games Behind China’s Tiananmen Crackdown
A book released in Hong Kong reveals how after the 1989 massacre, China’s top officials united to denounce an ousted leader and embrace a darkly wary worldview.
Photos of the Tiananmen Square Protests Through the Lens of a Student Witness
After three decades, Jian Liu decided to reveal images he took of the hopeful 1989 student movement and its bloody aftermath.
30 Years After Tiananmen, a Chinese Military Insider Warns: Never Forget
A former People’s Liberation Army journalist defied a political taboo to describe the bloody crackdown in Beijing and urge a national reckoning.