Qian Liren
Qian Liren (born August 1924) (
Early life
Born in 1924 in
Early career
While in secondary school and university, Qian became involved with the anti-
After the establishment of the
Purged during the Cultural Revolution, Qian was re-appointed in 1974 as a member of the Standing Council of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and in 1978 was posted as China's first ambassador to UNESCO. Returning to China from Paris, he became the head of the CPC Central Committee's International Liaison Department. This position would conventionally lead to the post of Foreign Minister. For Qian, however, his next posting as the head of the People's Daily (1985–1989) spelled the end of his rise within the Communist Party.
Qian was a member of the 12th and 13th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China (1985–1992).
Tiananmen Square protests and dismissal
During the
In its June 4 Edition, the People's Daily made a series of editorial decisions which the government later condemned as oblique criticism of the crackdown. In the international news section, for example, the
More serious, however, was the "People's Daily Extra incident". Some People's Daily employees under the leadership of editor Wu Xuecan organised the printing of an unauthorised "extra" edition, which re-printed student flyers and took the point of view of the student protestors. Only about 1000 copies were reportedly printed, all of which were distributed to the protesting students. The "extra" was a direct response to the "April 26 Editorial", an article written by hawkish party leaders and published in the People's Daily, and which took a hostile attitude to the students. Despite immediately printing a notice that disclaimed the Extra as unauthorised, both Qian and Tan Wenrui were removed from their posts in the purge at the People's Daily that followed the protests.[3][4][5]
Later career
Subsequently, Qian did not hold another major government or party position. He was the Vice President of the quasi-official Chinese Association for International Understanding from 1995 to 2003, and acted as advisor to the organisation thereafter.[citation needed]
He was a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1993–1998) and occasionally acted as its spokesperson. From 1995 to 1998 he was the head of its Foreign Affairs committee.[6]
Works
Qian is fluent in
Personal life
Qian married wife Zheng Yun (born Tang Suiqian) in 1952. They have one son and one daughter.[7]
References
- ^ 弘扬吴越文化 构建和谐临安[permanent dead link] (Promote Wuyue culture, construct harmonious Lin'an), Lin'an City Government
- ^ Full text: Bao Tong's report on the Tiananmen crackdown CNN
- ^ 《人民日报》号外与吴学灿 (People's Daily Extra and Wu Xuecan)
- ^ Frank Tan (1990) "The People's Daily: Politics and Popular Will-Journalistic Defiance in China During the Spring of 1989". Pacific Affairs Vol. 63, No. 2 (Summer, 1990), pp. 151-169
- New York Times22 June 1989
- ^ National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, A Brief Introduction to the Subcommittee of Foreign Affairs of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Archived October 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ International Who's Who