▁It ▁over wh el ming ly ▁supported ▁the ▁government ▁action , ▁while ▁also ▁acknowled ging ▁the ▁" un fortun ate ▁loss ▁of ▁life " ▁that ▁had ▁occurred : ▁" There ▁was , ▁I ▁regret ▁to ▁say , ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁I ▁wonder ▁whether ▁any ▁other ▁government ▁confront ing ▁such ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁challenge ▁would ▁have ▁handled ▁the ▁situation ▁any ▁better ▁than ▁mine ▁did ." ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁amb assador ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Han ▁was ▁made ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁People ' s ▁Association ▁for ▁Friend ship ▁with ▁Foreign ▁Count ries . ▁As ▁chair , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁current ▁and ▁former ▁U . S . ▁officials ▁such ▁as ▁former ▁president ▁Richard ▁N ixon . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Han ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁in ▁his ▁Be ij ing ▁home . ▁When ▁Henry ▁K iss inger ▁learned ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁remarked ▁that ▁Han ▁" did ▁many ▁extraordinary ▁things ▁to ▁further ▁Chinese - American ▁relations ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Amb assador ▁Han ▁X u ' s ▁full ▁remarks ▁on ▁the ▁T ian an men ▁Square ▁Pro tests ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Di plom ats ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁China ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from