Zhao Ziyang's family 'proud' of his Tiananmen legacy, says son 10 years after his death

When late liberal Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang was purged in 1989 for opposing the military crackdown on the Tiananmen protest movement, he was accused of "splitting the party" and "supporting unrest".

He then spent the next 16 years under house arrest until his death 10 years ago today.

His youngest son Zhao Wujun said he wants the official verdict on his father to be remembered as his family continued to fight for the right to bury his ashes. "'Supporting unrest and splitting the party' - I want this engraved on his tombstone," he said, when asked whether he wanted the official verdict reversed. "To our family, this is no shame - it's our glory."

Zhao Ziyang's opposition to the armed attack on student demonstrators made him a symbol of conscience among many ordinary Chinese. But his name had become taboo among the authorities and is censored from official media to this day.

His ashes are still kept at his former courtyard home in Beijing as no agreement has been reached with the government on a burial site. "This weighs on our hearts still," his son said. "We want him buried properly."