Li Peng
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"Li Peng" served as the List of Premiers of the People's Republic of China/fourth Premier of the People's Republic of China, between 1987 and 1998, and the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress/Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress/Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, from 1998 to 2003. For much of the 1990s Li was ranked second in the Communist Party of China (CPC) hierarchy behind then Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin. He retained his seat on the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China/CPC Politburo Standing Committee until 2002.

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Comrade Deng Xiaoping -- along with other party elders -- gave the party leadership their firm and full support to put down the political disturbance using forceful measures.

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In the spring and summer of 1989, a serious political disturbance took place in China.

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We should also support laid-off workers in seeking new jobs on their own, and encourage them to become self-employed or to work in private sectors of the economy.

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Gradually upgrade weapons and other equipment and improve the defense capabilities and combat effectiveness of the army under modern technical and especially high-tech conditions.

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History is made by the people, ... In assessing whether [a politician] has really achieved something big, the last word belongs to posterity.

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Comrade Xiaoping said, 'What I am worried is that you are not bold enough to carry out your work. You have to learn hard and train yourself in work in order to make yourself more mature,'.

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The tide of liberalization had risen to dangerous levels by 1989.

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The year 1998 is an important year to comprehensively carry out the spirit of the 15th National Party Congress, and implement the policies and guidelines set forth by the Party Central Committee.

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If this trend had continued for three more years, something similar to the fall of the Berlin Wall would have happened to China and the Communist party would have crumbled.

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