by Deng Xiaoping. He was replaced by Zhao Ziyang as General Secretary of the CCP. Fang Lizhi was fired from his position as Vice President of USTC on January 12, 1987, and was subsequently expelled from the communist party on January 19. This also led to the launch of a campaign against "bourgeois liberalization" at the suggestion of Deng Xiaoping in order to stop what he viewed as the excessive liberalization that had occurred under Hu Yaobang. The removal of Hu Yaobang would have lasting consequences as his removal was used by students during the 1989 demonstrations. Many of the students who took part in these demonstrations would go on to participate in the 1989 demonstrations, an example of this is the student leader Li Lu who participated in both 1986 and 1989 demonstrations. References 1986 in China 1987 in China 1986 protests 1987 protests December 1986 events in Asia January 1987 events in Asia Chinese democracy movements Protests in China Student protests in China