When the Tiananmen Square protests occurred, Jiang believed that the student activists were liberals rather than Maoists, but she blamed them on Deng Xiaoping, writing that "He let in all those Western ideas!".
Ketika protes Lapangan Tiananmen terjadi, Jiang percaya bahwa aktivis mahasiswa yang liberal daripada Maois, tetapi dia menyalahkan mereka pada Deng Xiaoping, menulis bahwa "Dia membiarkan semua ide-ide Barat!"