BEIJING (AFP) - The Chinese flag was flown at half-mast at Tiananmen Square on Monday (July 29) in honour of late former premier Li Peng, a hardliner in the crackdown on protesters who occupied the Beijing landmark in 1989.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - The Chinese flag was flown at half-mast at Tiananmen Square on Monday in honour of late former premier Li Peng, a hardliner in the crackdown on protesters who occupied the Beijing landmark in 1989.
But he was eulogised in state media following his death as a"tested and loyal communist soldier" who"took decisive measures to stop the turmoil" 30 years ago. The Chinese national flag was also flown at half mast in Hong Kong, where large gatherings are held every year in memory of the victims of the 1989 crackdown.
The flag will also fly at half-mast at the imposing Great Hall of the People next to Tiananmen Square, as well as at other government buildings, airports and Chinese embassies.
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