Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton

Awaiting A democratic Hong Kong The People are Not. But You are Now….Some of Us Continue to Dream 原 名 趙 亮 的 趙 紫 陽 女 兒 王 雁 南 則 透 過 手 機 短 訊 告 訴 親 友 ﹕ 「 他 最 後 獲 得 了 自 由 了 。 」Continue reading “Free At Last: Zhao Ziyang 1919 -2005”

曾慶紅最後一刻探視 【 明 報 專 訊 】 因 六 四 事 件 下 台 的 中 共 前 總 書 記 趙 紫 陽 ， 昨 晨 7 點 01 分 在 北 京 醫 院 逝 世 ， 享 年 85 歲 。 官 方 新 華 社 在 趙 紫 陽 逝 世Continue reading “趙紫陽 「自由了」”

January 17, 2005 The last time Zhao Ziyang was seen in public was on May 19, 1989, when, as the reformist General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, he addressed student protesters on Tiananmen Square and apologised to them for not listening to their grievances. "I have come too late," he said. The Tiananmen protestsContinue reading “News: China cautious, but Zhao death not seen triggering protests”

BBC: Why Zhao was seen as a symbol of democratic reform (Video) Purged Chinese Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang dies Mon Jan 17, 7:08 AM ET BEIJING (AFP) – Former Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang, who put China on the road to economic reform but was purged for opposing the bloody 1989 crackdown on theContinue reading “News: Who is Zhao Ziyang?”

    China urged to review Tiananmen China is facing calls to reassess its suppression of the 1989 student protests after the death of purged Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang. Zhao’s secretary Bao Tong led the calls, backed by other pro-democracy activists and Taiwan. Japan urged China to move towards democratisation. There is no officialContinue reading “News: China urged to review Tiananmen”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong "My father is finally free", was the text message sent by Zhao Ziyang’s daughter, Wang Yannan, to family friends.                                    The official blackout on the former leader’s death means that the news has largely beenContinue reading “News: Beijingers mourn Zhao – warily”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong BEIJING Chinese leaders imposed a ban on media reports Monday about the death of Zhao Ziyang, a former Communist Party chief who opposed the 1989 crackdown on democracy protesters, suggesting that his official obituary will treat him as a pariah. The Xinhua news agency issued a terse dispatch announcing thatContinue reading “News: Beijing bans media reports on Zhao”