ðə lˈiːdɚz ʌvðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾi dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə pɹɪzˈɛnt ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt æz hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn pɹəvˈoʊkt baɪ ˈeɪdʒənts ʌv ɪmpˈɪɹiəlˌɪzəm ænd ðɪs ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
The leaders of the Communist party decided to present the event as having been provoked by agents of imperialism and this remained the official explanation until 1989.