<P> The stunning success of the March forced the government into making concessions and meeting with student representatives . On April 29, State Council spokesman Yuan Mu (袁 木) met with appointed representatives of government - sanctioned student associations . While the talks discussed a wide range of issues, including the editorial, the Xinhua Gate incident, and freedom of the press, they achieved few substantive results . Independent student leaders such as Wuer Kaixi refused to attend . </P> <P> The government's tone grew increasingly conciliatory as Zhao Ziyang returned from Pyongyang on April 30 and resumed his executive authority . In Zhao's view, the hardliner approach was not working, and concession was the only alternative . Zhao asked that the press be opened to report the movement positively, and delivered two sympathetic speeches on 3--4 May . In the speeches, Zhao said that the student's concerns about corruption were legitimate, and that the student movement was patriotic in nature . The speeches essentially negated the message presented by April 26 Editorial . While some 100,000 students marched on the streets of Beijing on 4 May to commemorate the May Fourth Movement and repeat demands from earlier marches, many students were satisfied with the government's concessions . On 4 May, all Beijing universities except PKU and BNU announced the end of the class boycott . Subsequently, the majority of students began to lose interest in the movement . </P> <Table> Party and government leaders <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Position (s) in 1989 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deng Xiaoping </Td> <Td> Chairman of the Central Military Commission; de facto "paramount leader" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chen Yun </Td> <Td> Chairman of the CPC Central Advisory Commission </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zhao Ziyang </Td> <Td> General Secretary of the Communist Party of China First Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Li Peng </Td> <Td> Premier of the People's Republic of China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qiao Shi </Td> <Td> Secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary of the CPC Political and Legislative Affairs Committee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hu Qili </Td> <Td> First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yao Yilin </Td> <Td> First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yang Shangkun </Td> <Td> President of the People's Republic of China Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Li Xiannian </Td> <Td> Chairman of the Conference National Committee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wan Li </Td> <Td> Chairman of the Congress Standing Committee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wang Zhen </Td> <Td> Vice President of the People's Republic of China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jiang Zemin </Td> <Td> Communist Party Shanghai Municipal Secretary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Li Ximing </Td> <Td> Communist Party Beijing Municipal Secretary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zhu Rongji </Td> <Td> Mayor of Shanghai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chen Xitong </Td> <Td> Mayor of Beijing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hu Jintao </Td> <Td> Communist Party Tibet Regional Secretary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wen Jiabao </Td> <Td> Chief of the General Office of the Communist Party of China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Bold text indicates membership in the Politburo Standing Committee Italics text indicates Great Eminent Officials </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Position (s) in 1989 </Th> </Tr>

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