The statue of late leader Hu Yaobang was unveiled in his hometown of Liuyang, in Hunan province in October. Photo: Hunan Xinwen LianboThe statue of late leader Hu Yaobang was unveiled in his hometown of Liuyang, in Hunan province in October. Photo: Hunan Xinwen Lianbo
The statue of late leader Hu Yaobang was unveiled in his hometown of Liuyang, in Hunan province in October. Photo: Hunan Xinwen Lianbo
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Liberal Chinese leader Hu Yaobang rises from the past with official statue in hometown

  • Hu’s death was one of the sparks for the Tiananmen Square protests; now the Communist Party is burnishing his reformist image
Topic |   Hu Yaobang
William Zheng
William Zheng

Updated: 11:07pm, 24 Nov, 2018

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The statue of late leader Hu Yaobang was unveiled in his hometown of Liuyang, in Hunan province in October. Photo: Hunan Xinwen LianboThe statue of late leader Hu Yaobang was unveiled in his hometown of Liuyang, in Hunan province in October. Photo: Hunan Xinwen Lianbo
The statue of late leader Hu Yaobang was unveiled in his hometown of Liuyang, in Hunan province in October. Photo: Hunan Xinwen Lianbo
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