AFP: China steps up controls ahead of deposed leader Zhao’s funeral

From Yahoo! News: “China tightened controls today over funeral arrangements for deposed leader Zhao Ziyang, censoring the guest list, banning government cadres from attending and tearing down grass-roots memorials.

‘They’re forbidding current government officials from all levels from attending,’ said a nephew of Zhao’s, who declined to be named.”

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