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Who Kept Zhao Ziyang Under House Arrest for 16 Years? The Answer Points to Jiang Zemin
April 10, 2026
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Deng Xiaoping removed Zhao; Jiang Zemin made sure he stayed gone The initial decision to remove Zhao Ziyang and place him under house arrest in 1989 was made by Deng Xiaoping, China’s then-dominant leader, after Zhao publicly sided with the student protesters in Tiananmen Square. But removing Zhao from power was one thing; keeping him []
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