... the Communist period was the anarchy of the Cultural Revolution. A huge demonstration greeted Hu Yaobang's memorial service on April 22. Despite these developments, Zhao Ziyang--who as Party secretary held ultimate responsibility for managing the problem-believed that once Hu's funeral was over, the students would feel they had made their point and would disperse. On the contrary, the lack of ... them as the stalemate continued. But Deng's involvement raised the stakes for the Party as well. On the one side, Zhao Ziyang felt that the crowds were not challenging the ultimate leadership o...

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