After he "changed his opinion", he was appointed vice-minister of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry with the help of Wan Li.
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However, Hu was much less fortunate than Qiao Shi, the other member of the CPC Politburo Standing Committee who opposed the use of force by not voting: unlike Qiao Shi who retained his post, Hu was then kicked out from the Politburo Standing Committee after the fall of general secretary Zhao Ziyang.
Hu Qili, member of the Politburo Standing Committee (demoted 1989)
Hu Qili |