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Party Chief’s Downfall a Central Act in 1989 Drama

For the New York Times, Chris Buckley revisits the fall of Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang in May 1989, as the student movement was growing in size and strength. Zhao encouraged government dialogue with the students and opposed the imposition of martial law, which eventually led to the violent June 4th crackdown. On May 19, Zhao visited hunger-striking students on Tiananmen Square and famously told them, “We came too late”: Mr. Zhao’s fall was a