The Critical Moment: Li Peng and the Tiananmen Crisis
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Title
The Critical Moment: Li Peng and the Tiananmen Crisis
Subject
-Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989
-Chinese politics—20th century
-Political leadership—China
-State narrative
-Chinese politics—20th century
-Political leadership—China
-State narrative
Description
A political memoir by former Chinese Premier Li Peng presenting an official account of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. The text reflects state-centered narratives of governance and crisis management and plays a role in shaping contested public memory of the event.
Creator
Li Peng
Source
Published edition
https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/lipeng-dairy/4434957
Publisher
New Century Press
Date
2010
Rights
Copyrighted work
Relation
Related to other materials on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, including journalistic analyses and oral history testimonies within this collection.
Format
Print book and digital text
Language
Chinese; English (depending on edition)
Type
Text
Coverage
Beijing, China — 1989 (Tiananmen Square protests)
Citation
Li Peng, “The Critical Moment: Li Peng and the Tiananmen Crisis,” Omeka, accessed July 15, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/779.