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The Secret Memoir of Fallen Chinese Leader Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳) (Updated)

The memoirs of Zhao Ziyang are due to come out this month. A look at Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang – From Adi Ignatius, one of the book’s editors, in TIME magazine:When the tanks and troops blasted their way into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 20 years ago, crushing the student-led protest movement that had captivated the world, the biggest political