The VOA's Peter Chen notes that in the past they have "run into misfortune." Around the time of Tiananmen, Hong Kong's news media reported that Li Peng was wounded in Tiananmen Square. This turned out to be sheer gossip.
美國之音中文部節目總監陳志恆指出，他們就曾經「吃過虧」，六四時香港報刊說李鵬在天安門被打傷，結果證明是謠言。