Prisoner of the State
The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang
Zhao Ziyang
ISBN: | 9781439149386 |
Publisher: | Clearway Logistics Phase 1a |
Published: | 19 May, 2009 |
Format: | Hardcover |
Language: | English |
Links | Australian Libraries (Trove) |
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Prisoner of the State
The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang
Zhao Ziyang
Zhao may be more dangerous in death than he was in life." —Time How often can you peek behind the curtains of one of the most secretive governments in the world? Prisoner of the State is the first book to give readers a front row seat to the secret inner workings of China’s government. It is the story of Premier Zhao Ziyang, the man who brought liberal change to that nation and who, at the height of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, tried to stop the massacre and was dethroned for his efforts. When China’s army moved in, killing hundreds of students and other demonstrators, Zhao was placed under house arrest at his home on a quiet alley in Beijing. China’s most promising change agent had been disgraced, along with the policies he stood for. The premier spent the last sixteen years of his life, up until his death in 2005, in seclusion. An occasional detail about his life would slip out: reports of a golf excursion, a photo of his aging visage, a leaked letter to China’s leaders. But China scholars often lamented that Zhao never had his final say. As it turns out, Zhao did produce a memoir in complete secrecy. He methodically recorded his thoughts and recollections on what had happened behind the scenes during many of modern China’s most critical moments. The tapes he produced were smuggled out of the country and form the basis for Prisoner of the State. In this audio journal, Zhao provides intimate details about the Tiananme
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