 On 20 November 2014, Massey University in New Zealand conferred Peng an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of her international contributions to performing arts, health, and education.Peng sang in a song-and-dance number in 2007 shown on Chinese television, 
that featured Tibetans thanking the Chinese military for liberating them.Directly after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 in June 1989, Peng Liyuan sang for the martial-law troops.