Zhoa Ziyang (No.2)

EDM number 527 in 2004-05, proposed by Tony Lloyd on 17/01/2005.

That this House is saddened by the death of Zhao Ziyang, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party; recognises that Zhao Ziyang developed a reputation as a reformer and is still held by many people in China as a symbol of democracy; recalls his bravery in appealing directly to the students and others who were assembled in Tiananmen Square in 1989 to clear the Square in order to avoid the bloodshed that later took place; is aware that he spent the rest of his life held under de facto house arrest from which he is now free; and believes that history and future generations in China will look back on Zhao Ziyang as one of the beacons on China's path to democracy.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.