Published: July 7th, 2023,
Last updated: July 7th, 2023
Yan Mingfu, once a high-ranking politician, passed away on July 3 at the age of 91. During the Tiananmen Square democracy protests, he led the government’s public relations efforts. As an attempt at mediation, he offered himself as a „hostage“ to protesters on hunger strike. After the bloody crackdown, he was relieved of his post, but from 1991 on, he was once again deputy minister for civil affairs.