▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁or ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁p enn ed ▁it . ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁commented ▁that , ▁although ▁the ▁publish er ▁dod ged ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁can cellation , ▁he ▁bl amed ▁initial ▁le aks ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁for ▁drawing ▁und ue ▁attention ▁which ▁eventually ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Res p ons es ▁ ▁The ▁SC MP ▁quoted ▁Perry ▁Link ▁saying : ▁" The ▁responsibility ▁for ▁June ▁ 4 ▁ha un ts ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁people ▁and ▁none ▁of ▁them ▁want ▁to ▁take ▁it . ▁Even ▁Li ▁P eng ▁... ▁doesn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁having ▁blood ▁on ▁his ▁hands ... ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁leaders , ▁Li ▁P eng , ▁Yang ▁Shang k un , ▁D eng ▁X ia op ing , ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁viewed ▁as ▁but ch ers . ▁They ▁were ▁embar rass ed ▁about ▁the ▁mass acre ▁and ▁embar rass ed ▁about ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁the ▁mass acre , ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁their ▁own ▁names ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁blood sh ed ." ▁ ▁G ao ▁Yu ▁said ▁that ▁Li ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁sh irk ▁his ▁responsibility : ▁" Li ▁P eng ▁was ▁taking ▁the ▁hard - line ▁position ▁and ▁whatever ▁explanation ▁is ▁given , ▁these ▁were ▁only ▁details ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁done ▁when ▁Z ha o ▁Z iy ang ▁wasn ' t ▁in ▁Be ij ing ... ▁This ▁only ▁serves ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁report ▁to ▁D eng ▁while