最初由 yoyofans 发布
Tiananmen event could have a more peaceful solution if Zhao did not try
to manipulate it and use it to solidify his own power. His actions on May
19, 1989 and afterwards escalated the whole thing. Before that day, he was
a major target of the demonstration (because his family was one of the most
corrupted ones even among the high ranking officers and 'anti-corruption'
was one major theme of the demonstration); after that day, he suddenly became
the bright beacon of democracy. What an irony! I know so many former participants
of the demonstration who now think they had been unwittingly manipulated
and used by Zhao and his close associates. Fortunately, Zhao did not succeed
to become Gorbachev of China, but he had done more than enough damage.
More and more Chinese people are realizing that Zhao was just another politician
who put his own interest above that of the people. He will not be missed.
