Chen Xitong, the mayor of Beijing during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, died on Sunday, two days before the 24th anniversary of the armed crackdown he had championed. He was 82. “He was a tragic figure; he was a puppet used by more powerful people,” said Yao Jianfu, a former official and government researcher in Beijing, who
published a book in Hong Kong last year based on his conversations with Mr. Chen.
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