Yuan Mu, Chinese Official Who Claimed No Deaths at Tiananmen, Dead at 90

Yuan Mu, Chinese Official Who Claimed No Deaths at Tiananmen, Dead at 90
Yuan Mu, the former spokesman of China's State Council, during a media interview about the Tiananmen Square Massacre, on June 17, 1989. Screenshot via YouTube
Nicole Hao
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Yuan Mu, the Chinese regime spokesman who claimed that “not a single person died at Tiananmen Square,” following the 1989 student protests that ended in a bloody crackdown in June of that year, died Dec. 13. He was 90.

According to state media, Yuan’s funeral was held at Babaoshan, a cemetery for senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, on Dec. 23. While several current and retired Party leaders sent wreaths to commemorate his passing, notably absent among them was Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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