China's Zhao Dead at 85
Reuters
A poster in Hong Kong shows the last public appearance of Zhao Ziyang (with megaphone) visiting protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square during the May 1989 pro-democracy protest.
Zhao Ziyang, the Chinese leader who helped reform the communist system, giving rise to the country's current economic boom, died over the weekend. But he may be best known for his opposition to the military crackdown on protesters at Tiananmen Square. He was 85.
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