▁broadcast ▁on ▁national ▁media , ▁den oun cing ▁all ▁recent ▁actions ▁of ▁protest ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁" t ur mo il " ▁( 动 <0xE4> <0xB9> <0xB1> ). ▁The ▁editor ial ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁events ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁es cal ating ▁protest s ▁through ▁force ful ▁measures . ▁There after , ▁D eng ' s ▁actions ▁caused ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁to ▁have ▁much ▁greater ▁power ▁than ▁originally ▁intended . ▁Vari ous ▁leaders ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁students , ▁most ▁not ably ▁W an ▁Li , ▁then ▁the ▁N PC ▁Chair man ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁constitution al ▁powers ▁to ▁prevent ▁full ▁military ▁action , ▁were ▁placed ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁after ▁landing ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁W an ' s ▁se clusion ▁ens ured ▁that ▁Premier ▁Li ▁P eng ▁was ▁able , ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁D eng , ▁then - head ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Military ▁Commission , ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Premier ▁to ▁declare ▁mart ial ▁law ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁and ▁order ▁the ▁military ▁crack down ▁of ▁the ▁protest s . ▁This ▁was ▁in ▁direct ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁wishes ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁General ▁Secretary ▁Z ha o ▁Z iy ang ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Polit b uro ▁Stand ing ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Mart ial ▁law ▁was ▁declared ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Late ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 ▁and ▁early ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁a ▁date ▁now ▁syn onymous ▁with