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other people, including 11 students, are also injured. Xinhua 23.5.89)
Mao's portrait splashed with paint. 3 men from Hunan Province arrested (Zhongguo Tongxun She 23.5.89)..
Xinhua reports messages of support from Hubei, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Guizhou.
Peking underground reopens, nearly all bus services operational (Xinhua 24.5.89).
Wan Li, NPC Chairman, cuts short visit to USA to return to China "due to health reasons". (Xinhua 24.5.89)
Demonstrations by students, intellectuals, workers and peasants take place in Changsha (Hunan Province), other demonstrations reported in Xian (Shaanxi) and Chengdu (Sichuan).
Yang Shangkun makes speech at emergency enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission in which he outlines Zhao Ziyang's role in the student unrest. Says the root of the unrest is in the party; "two different voices in the party have been completely exposed to society. He accuses Zhao of having the same attitude as Hu Yaobang on the issue of bourgeois liberalisation (Ming Bao 29.5.89).
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman says Zhao Ziyang is still General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee.
Wan Li arrives in Shanghai. Will stay in Shanghai for medical treatment. (Xinhua 25.5.89)
Yang Shangkun postpones visit to Latin America because of a "work arrangement". (Xinhua 25.5.89)
Hong Kong Wen Wei Po estimates 100,00 troops surround Peking, including 7 army corps from the Peking Military Region, as well as army corps from Lanzhou, Nanjing, Jinan, Shenyang Military Regions and an air force corps.
Shandong, Sichuan and Jilin send telegrams of support for speeches made by Li Peng and Yang Shangkun (Xinhua 25.5.89)
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