Day: May 17, 2009

(Communist China) Chinese leader condemns Tiananmen massacre from beyond the grave – Zhao Ziyang

(Communist China) Chinese leader condemns Tiananmen massacre from beyond the grave
— “Zhao Ziyang, the former Communist Party leader, has spoken from beyond the grave to break two decades of official silence on the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 with a wide-ranging attack on the Chinese political system”
— “He goes on to call for the introduction of democracy in China to rectify the country’s social problems.”

— London Times report

— Extract: “Prisoner of the State: The secret Journal of Zhao Ziyang”

— Book on Amazon: Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang (Hardcover)

(Communist China) Leading Chinese dissident claims freedom of speech worse than before Olympics

(Communist China) Leading Chinese dissident claims freedom of speech worse than before Olympics
— “He Weifang, a celebrated law professor and lead signatory to last year’s Charter 08 petition calling for democratic reforms in China, said the ruling Communist Party was currently engaged in a fresh wave of repressive internet and media censorship.”