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Protests in Tianjin, Qingdao, Nanjing, Shanghai, Xjan, Wuhan, Changsha, and Canton. Nanjing students use loudspeakers to relay the BBC Chinese language news about Peking massacre, call for city-wide strike. (Hong Kong Wen Wei Po 5.6.89).
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Peking Radio denies rumour that Deng Xiaoping has died.
State Council spokesman Yuan Mu holds press conference. "First step in crushing the rebellion" in Peking has been made, but the rebellion is not completely quelled and the situation in Peking remains "grim". Over 5,000 PLA officers and men and 2,000 "lawless ruffians and onlooking masses who do not understand the situation" had been wounded, 300 people died and over 400 were still missing. (Peking television 6.6.89) Another spokesman Zhang Gong refers to the "clean-up of Tiananmen Square by martial law units" on 4 June, says "no one was killed during that time". Denies that any corpses were burned in Tiananmen Square.
Hong Kong Wen Wei Po estimates at least 5,000 dead and about 30,000 injured.
Troops are called into Chengdu after days of violent demonstrations in which protestors firebombed shops and set lorries alight. reported to be dead.
Passenger trans from Shanghai suspended
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"because of disruption and disorder" (Shanghai radio 7.6.89).
Peking government and martial law enforcement headquarters issue emergency notice No.8. Troops have power to "forcefully dispose of, on the spot, those who resist" arrest.
CCP Central Discipline Inspection Committee issues circular describing decision to crush the "rebellion" as "entirely correct". Says party members who "plotted, organised and led the rebellion" will be expelled from the party (Peking television 7.6.89).
Provincial unrest spreads.
Lanzhou: Governor of Gansu Province Jia Zhejie
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