Memoir reveals story of Tiananmen crackdown - 19 May 09

  • 12 years ago
With the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown approaching in China, the Chinese government will be trying hard to keep a lid on dissent.

But the publication of a secretly-written memoir by one former senior leader has offered a rare insight into the politics of the time.

Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports.

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