Like a spy novel In 1989, Lilley was named US ambassador to the PRC, reaching the high point of his diplomatic career. But then came the democracy movement and the June 4 crackdown.
活生生的間諜小說一九八九年，李潔明轉任美國駐中國大使，達到個人外交生涯的高點，但卻時逢六四民運，紐約時報形容他是「踏上火山」。