From AFP, via Yahoo! News: “China is to hold a funeral for deposed leader Zhao Ziyang, ousted for opposing the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, but has given no indication as to whether top officials would attend.

‘In recent years, we have reformed and simplified our (official) funeral arrangements. We no longer hold memorial services and only hold farewell activities for the body,’ a State Council Information Office statement said.

‘We will follow this format for Comrade Zhao Ziyang, who was a veteran member of our party. Authorities will make arrangements in consultation with Comrade Zhao’s family.'”