A very small number of rioters incited some uninformed people to commit all kinds of atrocities. They intercepted the martial law troops from entering the city and Tiananmen Square to enforce martial law; smashed and burned more than 100 military and public vehicles; and insulted and abused them. the assault and kidnapping of cadres, soldiers, armed police officers and public security cadres; the seizure of firearms, ammunition and other military equipment; the storming of Zhongnanhai, the destruction of the They also looted shops and burned down police posts. They also killed dozens of PLA and armed police fighters in an inhumane manner and even hung the bodies of their victims from overpasses. on the barricades. The purpose of their riots was to deny the leadership of the Party, deny the socialist system and subvert the People's Republic of China. They openly chanted the slogan "Take up arms and overthrow the Government" and openly shouted "kill 47 million Communist Party members". The planners and organizers of this counter-revolutionary riot were mainly a handful of people who had long been stubbornly adhering to the liberal bourgeoisie position and engaged in political conspiracies and conspiracies. Those who have been released from prison, those who have colluded with hostile forces overseas and abroad, and those who have provided core Party and State secrets to illegal organizations. Those who took the lead in committing all kinds of atrocities, such as assault, vandalism, robbery and burning, were mainly some unrehabilitated former convicts, some politically motivated people, and others who had been released from prison. The gang of hooligans, the remnants of the "Gang of Four" and other social dregs. In short, they are a group of reactionaries who have a bone-deep hatred for the Communist Party and the socialist system. As we all know, for more than a month now, the Government has repeatedly adopted a tolerant and restrained attitude towards the unrest created by a tiny minority of people who have hoodwinked the masses. However, thinking that the Government was weak and deceivable, the tiny minority intensified their activities and finally staged a counter-revolutionary riot.

Faced with this grave situation, the martial law forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), unable to tolerate it any longer, took resolute measures to quell the This riot. In order to avoid accidentally injuring good people, repeated emergency announcements were issued from the afternoon of the third day, urging students and members of the public not to obstruct the martial law forces in the implementation of the mission. In the course of the pacification, the martial law forces again did their best to avoid bloodshed. However, a very small number of thugs turned a blind eye and launched frenzied attacks on the martial law forces, in which a number of casualties occurred, most of which were in the form of injuries. It's the PLA and armed police fighters. This is something we very much do not want to see. However, if we do not do so, the riots will not be quelled and there will be more and more bloodshed. The People's Republic, which tens of millions of martyrs paid for with their lives, may be subverted, and the fruits of socialist construction and ten years of reform may be destroyed. Once destroyed, the whole country could be enveloped in white terror. Therefore, a decisive action to quell this riot is an act of complete justice and is in line with the aspirations and fundamental interests of the people of the capital and the whole country.

(excerpt form To All Members of the Communist Party and All the People of China)