Prisoner of the state : the secret journal of Zhao Ziyang

9781439149386
1439149380

First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition

xxv, 306 pages : illustrations

LSC 34.00
SPL: Main, Rm

The Tiananmen massacre. The student protests begin ; An editorial makes things worse ; Power struggle ; The crackdown ; The accusations fly ; The campaign against Zhao ; Zhao's talk with Gorbachev
House arrest. Zhao becomes a prisoner ; The investigative report ; Zhao's lonely struggle
The roots of China's economic boom. Conflicting views at the top ; An early setback ; Opening painfully to the world ; Finding a new approach ; Zhao and Hu clash ; Playing a trick on a rival ; One step at a time ; The economy gets too hot ; The magic of free trade ; Freedom on the farm ; The coastal regions take off ; Coping with corruption
War in the Politburo. Hu Yaobang "resigns" ; Zhao walks the line ; The ideologues ; Preparing for the main event
A tumultuous year. After the Congress ; Panic buying and bank runs ; A series of missteps ; The problem with prices ; Reforms take a hit ; Zhao in retreat ; The campaign to overthrow Zhao
How China must change. Deng's view on political reform ; Hu's view on political reform ; How Zhao's view evolved ; The old guard fights back ; The way forward
A brief biography of Zhao Ziyang

2009013787

497454

Bao, Pu, 1967?-
Chiang, Renee
Ignatius, Adi
MacFarquhar, Roderick