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Li Ximing (; February 1926 – November 10, 2008) was the Communist Party boss in Beijing during the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the capital and across the country. Li was elected to the 13th Politburo of the Communist Party of China on November 2, 1987 by the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.〔Yao. ("Former CPC senior official passes away" ), ''Xinhua News Agency'', November 10, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2008.〕 ==Tiananmen Square protests of 1989== In late April 1989, the official press reported that Li and Beijing mayor Chen Xitong would be willing to consider disclosing their wealth, apparently in response to student claims of corruption by Government officials.〔WuDunn, Sheryl. ("China Hears Out Students, and Lets Millions Listen" ), ''The New York Times'', April 30, 1989. Accessed November 12, 2008.〕 On May 20, 1989, the New China News Agency released an English-language transcript of remarks from Prime Minister Li Peng cited a briefing from Li Ximing in which Li described the situation in Beijing as already "anarchic" and getting worse, with increasing violations of law and order. The briefing stated that the situation had begun to "cool down" before the start of May, in response to "great efforts", but that the turmoil had since revived.〔Staff. ("Transcript of Remarks by Chinese Prime Minister Announcing Crackdown" ), ''The New York Times'', May 20, 1989. Accessed November 12, 2008.〕 A speech written by Li in May 1989 criticizing the student protests and implicitly criticizing General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Zhao Ziyang (a reformer who sympathized with the demonstrators and was ultimately purged from power) was passed on to mid-level party officials with instructions that it be studied and then passed down to local units. ''The New York Times'' reported that some of these officials balked at passing the speech to lower levels or did not fully comply with the terms of the request.〔Kristof, Nicholas D. ("UPHEAVAL IN CHINA; Chinese Hard-Liner Tightens Grip As Attacks on His Rival Multiply" ), ''The New York Times'', May 27, 1989. Accessed November 12, 2008.〕 Li, along with Chen Xitong, was described as part of a group of conservatives who advocated for a military response to the student protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989, though Li himself did not play a public role in the official crackdown. As reported in the Tiananmen Papers, published in 2001, Li and Chen foreclosed the option of negotiating with the students by describing the protests as an "anti-party and anti-Socialist political struggle".〔 In Beijing, the resulting military actions on the night of June 3–4, 1989 left many civilians dead or injured, with reported tolls ranged from 200–300 (PRC government figures) and to 2,000–3,000 (Chinese student associations and Chinese Red Cross). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Li Ximing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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