During the June Fourth crackdown in 1989, Zhu Rongji broke precedent with a televised address, saying Shanghai would not deploy troops

During the June Fourth turmoil of 1989, Zhu Rongji broke with convention by appearing on television to make an appeal, saying that Shanghai was different from Beijing and that troops and police would not be deployed, and stating that no one could conceal the historical facts; this footage was later circulated repeatedly.