From International Herald Tribune: “The death Monday of the former Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang seems unlikely to spark an upsurge of reformist sentiment like the one that followed the death of his popular predecessor, Hu Yaobang, in April 1989 – events that led directly to the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown. Yet with or […]
Read MoreFrom International Herald Tribune: “No one who was there will forget the face of Zhao Ziyang, then the Chinese Communist party leader, when late on the night of May 19, 1989, he suddenly appeared among the Tiananmen students to tell them, ‘I am very sorry, very sorry, I have come too late.’ He warned the […]
Read MoreDespite China’s attempts to stop online references to Zhao, a small number of Chinese netizens have managed to express their sentiments on the internet without being censored.
Read MoreThis Editorial is from the China Post: “Mainland China’s purged party head Zhao Ziyang, who had been under house arrest for the last 15 years since the army crushed the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy protests, died on Monday. But Beijing has remained adamant in its refusal to reassess the wrong judgment it gave on the student […]
Read MoreFrom 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 […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: “The Chinese government on Tuesday firmly defended its decision 15 years ago to order a military assault on pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square and oust the Communist Party leader who objected, turning down appeals to reassess the crackdown and rehabilitate Zhao Ziyang a day after his death.”
Read MoreFrom Japan Today: “Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday urged China to promote democratization. ‘Unlike Japan, China is not a country with several political parties or free elections. I know it will be difficult, but I want China to make an effort toward democracy,’ Koizumi told reporters.”
Read MoreFrom the Telegraph: “Chinese dissidents claimed yesterday that they had been barred from the house of Zhao Ziyang, the leader purged for opposing the Tiananmen Square massacre, who died on Monday. The communist authorities have increased security in Beijing since the death of Mr Zhao, the reformist party general secretary who tried to negotiate with […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via CNN: “The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will team up with CITIC Pacific Co. Ltd. to open hundreds of stores in China over the next five years, the Beijing-backed conglomerate said Wednesday. CITIC Pacific and Wal-Mart (Research) will invest billions of yuan to open stores in central China as well as […]
Read MoreFrom Yahoo! News: “When he entered office two years ago, Chinese President Hu Jintao quickly raised expectations among people looking for kinder, gentler policies from Beijing. During the SARS (news – web sites) epidemic in early 2003, Hu seemed to give China’s state-owned media more room to report honestly on the country’s health problems. At […]
Read MoreFrom AFP, via Yahoo! News: “China is launching an assault on gambling websites as part of a sweeping campaign to prevent officials from betting away public money, state media reported. The Ministry of Information Industry, the top agency in charge of the Internet, will tighten supervision of online content and crack down hard on offenders, […]
Read MoreFrom UPI, via China National News: “A high-ranking mainland official told a visiting delegation of influential Chinese Americans that Taiwan independence threatened Asia-Pacific security. State-controlled media quoted Councilor Tang Jiaxuan as saying Tuesday that separatist attempts by Taiwanese independence forces were a realistic threat to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the Asia […]
Read MoreDavid Shambaugh, director of the China Policy Program at the George Washington University wrote an op-ed about Zhao, his legacy, and the opportunties for the current leadership in today’s International Herald Tribune. His article is entitles “A legacy Beijing would do well to embrace.”
Read MoreFrom The Asian Age: “The death Monday of the former Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang seems unlikely to spark an upsurge of reformist sentiment like the one that followed the death of his popular predecessor, Hu Yaobang, in April 1989 ” events that led directly to the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown. Yet with or […]
Read MoreFrom the Reuters: “China has stepped up controls on dissidents in an attempt to prevent public mourning for ousted Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang, whose death on Monday has sparked fears among the leadership of possible...
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