Yuan Mu, former director of the Research Office of the State Council, died at the age

During the turmoil in 1989, Yuan Mu, the former spokesman of the State Council of China, died of illness in Beijing.(Internet)

Yuan Mu, the former director of the Research Office of the State Council of China and the former spokesperson of the State Council, died of illness in Beijing on December 13 at the age of 91.

Yuan Mu worked as a reporter in his early years, and served as the spokesperson of the State Council during the political turmoil in 1989. His role and position once became the target of public criticism.In 1993, Yuan Mu served as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and retired in 2000.After retiring, he still serves as the chairman of the China Policy Science Research Association, which was jointly established in 1994 by the Policy Research Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Policy Research Office of the State Council.

In November 2004, Yuan Mu presided over the China Today Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing as the chairman of the China Policy Science Research Association. This was also his last public appearance.

In 2008, it was reported on the Internet that Yuan Mu had been living in the United States with his daughter who had settled down in the United States, and some people posted photos of Yuan Mu playing golf.However, relevant sources pointed out that the credibility of this news is not high. Even if Yuan Mu has been to the United States, it is unlikely that he will settle in the United States.

The Paper reported yesterday that the Paper reporter learned from the funeral working group of Comrade Yuan Mu that Comrade Yuan Mu, the former director of the Research Office of the State Council, died of illness in Beijing on December 13, 2018 at the age of 91.

Mainstream official media did not report the news of Yuan Mu's death

Xinhua News Agency and other mainstream official media did not report the news of Yuan Mu's death.Some analysts believe that Yuan Mu used to be a senior official at the ministerial level, and it is said that the official media should publish news of his death. The lack of reporting may be due to the controversies he caused.However, the official set up a funeral working group for Yuan Mu, indicating that his funeral is basically handled according to the level.

When Yuan Mu was young, he studied at Fudan University in Shanghai and participated in the student movement led by the CCP's underground party.In 1953, Yuan Mu joined the Xinhua News Agency as a reporter and editor. During the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), he joined the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. After the Cultural Revolution, he joined the General Office of the State Council.In 1988, Yuan Mu served as the director of the Research Office of the State Council and the spokesperson of the State Council, and later served as the director of the Office of Premier Li Peng of the State Council.

According to public information, after China's reform and opening up, Yuan Mu conducted a large number of investigations and researches on the theoretical and practical issues of Chinese politics, economy, and culture, published many papers and monographs, and published Yuan Mu's anthology (10 volumes).

A former staff member of the Research Office of the State Council once published an article on the Internet, describing the scene of his gathering with Yuan Mu, his wife and other old colleagues after the Spring Festival in 2008.The article said that Yuan Mu’s wife said at the gathering that she did not expect Yuan Mu to be popular. Looking back on the political turmoil in 1989, Yuan Mu became the target of public criticism. His image in the hearts of the people was very bad.grateful.

Yuan Mu made a speech at the time and said: My current attitude towards life is a new center and two basic points, as everyone said: focus on health, be chic, and be a little confused.I keep my ears to the outside world and play golf with all my heart.I am very happy for any of you to invite me to play golf.

The article said that although it is not good to hear more evaluations of Yuan Mu from outside, in terms of internal management of the State Council Research Office, Yuan Mu showed the characteristics of being kind to his subordinates and being more lenient than others, which is in sharp contrast to other leaderscontrol.