Editing Jiang Qing (section)

=== Suicide ===
On 15 March 1991, Jiang Qing was transferred to the [[Beijing Police Hospital]] from her residence at Jiuxianqiao due to a high fever. By 18 March, her fever had subsided. She was then moved to a ward within the hospital compound, which included a bedroom, bathroom, and living room.{{Sfn|Terrill|1999|p=352|pp=}} On 10 May 1991, she tore apart her memoir manuscript in front of others and expressed a wish to return to her home. Two days later, on 12 May, her daughter and son-in-law came to visit her in the hospital after learning about her condition, but Jiang declined to meet them. On 14 May 1991, Jiang Qing committed suicide. At 3:30&nbsp;a.m., a nurse entered her room and found her hanging above the bathtub, having died.{{Sfn|Terrill|1999|p=353|pp=}} The [[suicide note]] read,{{Sfn|Terrill|1999|p=353}}
{{Blockquote|text=Today the revolution has been stolen by the revisionist clique of [[Deng Xiaoping|Deng]], [[Peng Zhen]], and [[Yang Shangkun]]. Chairman Mao exterminated [[Liu Shaoqi]], but not Deng, and the result of this omission is that unending evils have been unleashed on the Chinese people and nation. Chairman, your student and fighter is coming to see you!{{efn|{{lang-zh|s=现在被邓小平、彭真、杨尚昆一伙反革命修正主义吞并了领导权。主席除刘未除邓，后患无穷，国祸民殃。主席，你的学生和战友来见你了！}}}}}}

That afternoon, Li Na, went to the hospital to sign the death certificate and agreed that no funeral or memorial service would be held. On 18 May, Jiang Qing's remains were cremated. Neither Li Na nor any of Jiang Qing's other relatives attended the cremation. Jiang Qing's ashes were entrusted to Li Na, who kept them at her home.{{Sfn|Terrill|1999|p=354|pp=}} The Chinese government confirmed that she had hanged herself on 4 June, withholding the announcement for two weeks to avoid its impact before the second anniversary of the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre|1989 Tiananmen protests]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-06-04 |title=China confirms suicide of Mao's widow |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/06/04/China-confirms-suicide-of-Maos-widow/4868676008000/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-06-03 |title=Madame Mao reported a suicide in Beijing |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/06/03/Madame-Mao-reported-a-suicide-in-Beijing/6439675921600/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=[[United Press International|UPI]] |language=en}}</ref>

However, He Diankui, a former staff of Qincheng Prison, later claimed that "Jiang Qing never left Qincheng Prison until her death." He suggested that she died in the prison from taking sleeping pills, which refuted the official report regarding her death.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2016-05-14 |title=【江青忌日】木匠女兒變第一夫人 文革任毛打手 25年前自殺亡 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/20955/%E6%B1%9F%E9%9D%92%E5%BF%8C%E6%97%A5-%E6%9C%A8%E5%8C%A0%E5%A5%B3%E5%85%92%E8%AE%8A%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E5%A4%AB%E4%BA%BA-%E6%96%87%E9%9D%A9%E4%BB%BB%E6%AF%9B%E6%89%93%E6%89%8B-25%E5%B9%B4%E5%89%8D%E8%87%AA%E6%AE%BA%E4%BA%A1#google_vignette |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=[[HK01]] |language=zh-hant |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028031323/https://www.hk01.com/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/20955/%E6%B1%9F%E9%9D%92%E5%BF%8C%E6%97%A5-%E6%9C%A8%E5%8C%A0%E5%A5%B3%E5%85%92%E8%AE%8A%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E5%A4%AB%E4%BA%BA-%E6%96%87%E9%9D%A9%E4%BB%BB%E6%AF%9B%E6%89%93%E6%89%8B-25%E5%B9%B4%E5%89%8D%E8%87%AA%E6%AE%BA%E4%BA%A1#google_vignette |url-status=live }}</ref>