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Prisoner of the State - The Secret Journal of Chinese Premier Zhao Zi-yang


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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.


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Table of Contents


Preface


Foreword


PART 1: THE TIANANMEN MASSACRE


1: The Student Protests Begin
2: An Editorial Makes Things Worse
3: Power Struggle
4: The Crackdown
5: The Accusations Fly
6: The Campaign Against Zhao
7: Zhao's Talk with Gorbachev


PART 2: HOUSE ARREST


1: Zhao Becomes a Prisoner
The Investigative Report
2: Zhao's Lonely Struggle


PART 3: THE ROOTS OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC BOOM
1: Conflicting Views at the Top
2: An Early Setback
3: Opening Painfully to the World
4: Finding a New Approach
5: Zhao and Hu Clash
6: Playing a Trick on a Rival
7: One Step at a Time
8: The Economy Gets Too Hot
9: The Magic of Free Trade
10: Freedom on the Farm
11: The Coastal Regions Take Off
12: Coping with Corruption


PART 4: WAR IN THE POLITBURO
1: Hu Yaobang "Resigns"
2: Zhao Walks the Line
3: The Ideologues
4: Preparing for the Main Event


PART 5: A TUMULTUOUS YEAR
1: After the Congress
2: Panic Buying and Bank Runs
3: A Series of Missteps
4: The Problem with Prices
5: Reforms Take a Hit
6: Zhao in Retreat
7: The Campaign to Overthrow Zhao


PART 6: HOW CHINA MUST CHANGE
1: Deng's View on Political Reform
2: Hu's View on Political Reform
3: How Zhao's View Evolved
4: The Old Guard Fights Back
5: The Way Forward


Epilogue


A Brief Biography of Zhao Ziyang


Who Was Who


Acknowledgments

  • Author: Bao Pu
  • ISBN-10: 1847376975
  • ISBN-13: 9781847376978
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 336
  • Published: 2009-05
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

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