By Zhou Duo
This June 4 marks the 35th anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre. CPIFC has specially translated into English a series of articles by Mr. Zhou Duo, one of the “Four Gentlemen of Tiananmen”, who experienced the event firsthand and saved lives by negotiating the evacuation of protesters from the square. This is part three of a series of articles by him.
Part one is at https://www.yibao.net/2024/04/29/the-things-i-saw-in-may-and-june-1989-1
Part two is at https://www.yibao.net/2024/05/03/the-things-i-saw-in-may-and-june-1989-2/
Yan Mingfu (阎明复）made a brief opening statement. He first introduced himself, saying that he had been a student and had been a Russian translator for a long time. He had spent eight years in prison during the Cultural Revolution. Later, he became the deputy editor-in-chief of an encyclopedia, and later still became the secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. In 1985, he went to the United Front Work Department, the government channel for information transmission. On this day, some intellectuals suggested that he talk to the students.
Later, based on what his superiors had said, he affirmed the students’ patriotic enthusiasm, but opposed their actions. He called on students to take the overall situation into consideration and solve problems through dialogue and consultation, and added that the central government was sincere about dialogue. Just that afternoon, he and Zhao Ziyang, Hu Qili, and Wen Jiabao had held a dialogue with worker representatives at the invitation of the Federation of Trade Unions, and had decided to dialogue with student representatives the next Monday. Comrade Zhao Ziyang had his views. He hoped that they would be broadcast on TV soon to let the students know… [Continue Reading]
Source:https://www.yibao.net/2024/05/07/the-things-i-saw-in-april-june-1989-3/