Zhao’s Funeral in Deadlock
Former Communist party leader Zhao Ziyang’s funeral plans have been indefinitely postponed, reports BBC International news. According to sources near his family, there is still disagreement about what his oration should say, even though it has been a week since his death in Beijing. The public oration is a particularly difficult problem in light of Zhao’s disagreement with the Tiananmen suppression. To both preserve Zhao’s moral perspective as well as satisfy the Party requires a suble balance from the family…
You can read more about Zhao Ziyang at the following sites:
- Chinese reformer Zhao Ziyang dies
- Zhao Ziyang, a biography
- On the Legacies of Zhao Ziyang
- The Ghost of Tiananmen Continues to Haunt China’s Rulers
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