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The 12 pages that link to Zhao Ziyang, each with the reason it gives.

• Deng XiaopingRelated: Zhao advanced market reforms and opposed martial-law measures during the 1989 crisis.

• Handover of Hong KongRelated: He negotiated the agreement that set the handover's terms.

• Hu YaobangRelated: Zhao succeeded Hu as general secretary and continued aspects of his reform agenda.

• 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacreRelated: His position exposed divisions within the leadership before he was removed from power.

• General Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyRelated: His removal during the 1989 crisis exposed the limits of the officeholder’s autonomy.

• June Fourth IncidentRelated: His failed efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully exposed divisions within the leadership.

• Deng Xiaoping TheoryRelated: His reform agenda shows how the theory informed policy debates beyond Deng himself.

• Li PengCompared with: Zhao’s response to the protests sharply contrasted with Li’s support for martial law.

• Chai LingRelated: His meeting with student leaders exposed divisions within China’s leadership.

• Li XiannianRelated: Li and Zhao occupied senior state roles during a period of competing economic approaches.

• Yang ShangkunCompared with: Zhao’s political fate after 1989 contrasts with Yang’s continued influence.

• Eight EldersRelated: His fall exposed the limits of reformist leadership when elders demanded a hard line.