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