Fulsome official tributes to Hu Yaobang avoid talk of his demise and Tiananmen

By Philip Wen
Updated November 22 2015 - 12:18pm, first published 11:38am
Hu Yaobang, right, then secretary-general of the Chinese Communist Party, reviews a military parade with paramount leader Deng Xiaoping in September 1981.  Photo: Xinhua/AP
Hu Yaobang, right, then secretary-general of the Chinese Communist Party, reviews a military parade with paramount leader Deng Xiaoping in September 1981. Photo: Xinhua/AP
Hu Yaobang with Bob Hawke in 1985 in the Pilbara, which soon became the site of the first major Chinese foreign investment. Photo: Supplied
Hu Yaobang with Bob Hawke in 1985 in the Pilbara, which soon became the site of the first major Chinese foreign investment. Photo: Supplied
Hu Yaobang (in white jacket) in February 1986 with - from right - Wen Jiabao and Hu Jintao, who went on to become respectively premier and president of China. Photo: Supplied
Hu Yaobang (in white jacket) in February 1986 with - from right - Wen Jiabao and Hu Jintao, who went on to become respectively premier and president of China. Photo: Supplied
The famous confrontation between a lone protester and a column of tanks during the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 5, 1989. Hu Yaobang's death triggered the pro-democracy protests. Photo: Jeff Widener
The famous confrontation between a lone protester and a column of tanks during the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 5, 1989. Hu Yaobang's death triggered the pro-democracy protests. Photo: Jeff Widener
Xi Zhongxun, father of Chinese President Xi Jinping, under persecution during the Cultural Revolution in China. Hu Yaobang was instrumental in the elder Xi's political rehabilitation.  Photo: Supplied
Xi Zhongxun, father of Chinese President Xi Jinping, under persecution during the Cultural Revolution in China. Hu Yaobang was instrumental in the elder Xi's political rehabilitation. Photo: Supplied

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has paid tribute to the late reformist leader Hu Yaobang in a high-profile official ceremony marking the centenary of his birth.

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