Bao Tong
Chinese writer and activist (1932–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bao Tong (Chinese: 鲍彤; 5 November 1932 – 9 November 2022) was a Chinese writer and activist. He was Director of the Office of Political Reform of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Policy Secretary of Zhao Ziyang (Chinese Premier from 1980 to 1987 and CCP General Secretary from 1987 to 1989). He was also Director of the Drafting Committee for the CCP 13th Party Congresses, known for its strong support of market reform and opening up under Deng Xiaoping. Prior to this, he was a committee member and then deputy director of the Chinese State Commission for Economic Reform. During the 1989 Tian’anmen square protests, he was one of the very few Chinese senior officials to express understandings with the demonstrating students,[2] which led to his arrest shortly before the June Fourth incident.
Bao Tong | |||||||
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Born | (1932-11-05)5 November 1932 | ||||||
Died | 9 November 2022(2022-11-09) (aged 90) | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1949–1992, expelled) | ||||||
Spouse |
Jiang Zongcao (died 2022) | ||||||
Children | Bao Pu (son) Bao Jian (daughter) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 鲍彤 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 鮑彤 | ||||||
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