Book contents
- Deadly Decision in Beijing
- Deadly Decision in Beijing
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Main Characters
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Party-State Leadership in the Deng Era
- Part II Elite Politics and the Making of the Tiananmen Protest
- 4 Early Response and the Growth of the Protest
- 5 Where Was Deng Xiaoping?
- 6 How a Moderate Approach Failed
- Part III The Decision for Military Intervention
- Part IV The Political Impact
- Notes
- Index
5 - Where Was Deng Xiaoping?
April 15–May 11, 1989
from Part II - Elite Politics and the Making of the Tiananmen Protest
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
Book contents
- Deadly Decision in Beijing
- Deadly Decision in Beijing
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Main Characters
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Party-State Leadership in the Deng Era
- Part II Elite Politics and the Making of the Tiananmen Protest
- 4 Early Response and the Growth of the Protest
- 5 Where Was Deng Xiaoping?
- 6 How a Moderate Approach Failed
- Part III The Decision for Military Intervention
- Part IV The Political Impact
- Notes
- Index
Summary
Chapter 5 focuses on Deng Xiaoping, covering the period from April 15, when Hu Yaobang died, to April 26, when the government published the editorial, and May 17, when he convened the meeting that decided on martial law. Evidence shows that Deng’s mind was fully engaged, although his action seemed aloof most of the time.
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- Deadly Decision in BeijingSuccession Politics, Protest Repression, and the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, pp. 95 - 113Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023