BEIJING: Former Chinese government spokesman Yuan Mu, has died, an online obituary search showed, while official media has remained mostly silent.
He was 90.
This is in contrast to the recent death of Ismail Amat, a former vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, whose passing was widely reported in state media, including a front page obituary in party mouthpiece the People’s Daily.
Official images had showed Chinese leader Xi Jinping attending the memorial and offering condolences to Amat’s wife.
Yuan was born in 1928 in Xinghua city in eastern Jiangsu province.
He rose to become a director of the State Council Research Office and also served as spokesman of the State Council, China’s cabinet.
On June 4, 1989, after student protestors had staged a peaceful seven-week sit-in to demand democratic reforms.