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5/10. Zhao Ziyang. Robert Thomson, editor of The Times, was a young reporter at the Tiananmen Square massacre on 4 June 1989, which marked the end of the reign of Zhao Ziyang, the Chinese premier who had led the push for economic and political reform. Thomson maps his rise and fall with Isabel Hilton and Francine Stock.

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Guest:
Robert Thomson
Guest:
Isabel Hilton
Presenter:
Francine Stock
Producer:
Alasdair Cross
Source: Radio Times

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