http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/asia/15zhao-transcript.html
If you were watching the news on June 4th 1989, you probably remember that the Communist government in China cracked down a student movement and killed several thousands. One man from the government, Zhao, the purged Communist Party chief and former prime minister of China, who was removed from power in 1989 after he opposed the use of force against democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square.
He was house arrested till the day he died for his support of the students, but with the help of 3 friends, he recorded an audio memoir of the incident, and discussed how the China's political system and communist party internally should migrate to democracy.
I was a 6th grader at the time in Hong Kong, and knew that he is one of the rare "good guy" in the overall corrupted communist government up north. As of today, the government still trys to crack down on demonstration and wipe the truth off history textbook, but people still remember...
If you were watching the news on June 4th 1989, you probably remember that the Communist government in China cracked down a student movement and killed several thousands. One man from the government, Zhao, the purged Communist Party chief and former prime minister of China, who was removed from power in 1989 after he opposed the use of force against democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square.
He was house arrested till the day he died for his support of the students, but with the help of 3 friends, he recorded an audio memoir of the incident, and discussed how the China's political system and communist party internally should migrate to democracy.
I was a 6th grader at the time in Hong Kong, and knew that he is one of the rare "good guy" in the overall corrupted communist government up north. As of today, the government still trys to crack down on demonstration and wipe the truth off history textbook, but people still remember...