Li Peng: former Chinese premier known as 'Butcher of Beijing' dies aged 90

The politician was well known abroad for his role in the crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 Former Chinese premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the Chinese capital as the "Butcher of Beijing" for his role in the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests, has died, state media reported on Tuesday. Li, who was 90, died on Monday in Beijing, Xinhua reported, more than three decades after his government authorised a bloody suppression of student-led pro-democracy pro...