Bao Tong

Bao Tong (born November 1932) is a Chinese writer and activist. He was former Director of the Office of Political Reform of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Policy Secretary of Zhao Ziyang, Chinese Premier from 1980 to 1987 and CPC General Secretary from 1987 to 1989. He was also Director of the Drafting Committee for the CPC 13th Party Congresses, known for its strong support for 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.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Bao.
Bao Tong
Bao Tong at his Beijing home in 2008
Traditional Chinese鮑彤
Simplified Chinese鲍彤

Quotes
  • On CPC leadership: "We must correct all of Deng Xiaoping's mistakes. This is the only way to truly uphold Deng Xiaoping's vision. This is what it truly means to carry on Deng Xiaoping's work. Only when they acknowledge his mistakes and correct his mistakes can they stand taller than Deng Xiaoping. Otherwise they have no right to call themselves Deng Xiaoping's successors. They can only call themselves the successors of Deng Xiaoping's mistakes."[5]
  • On mourning Zhao Ziyang: "[his] life formed part of a heroic and mighty task, that of pioneering the protection of human rights and democracy for the Chinese people... To mourn Zhao is to defend human rights. To mourn Zhao is to pursue democracy and the rule of law."[6]
  • On the 2008 Chinese milk scandal: "The tainted milk scandal shows us that the more dark secrets are exposed, the better. You can't cure the disease, or save the Chinese people, until you get to the root of the problem." "If the Chinese government tries to play down this incident, there will be no social stability in China, let alone harmony... It will mean that this government has lost the most basic level of trust."[7]

References
  1. Wu, Guoguang (2008). "Democracy and Rule of Law in Zhao Ziyang's Political Reform". In Wu, Guoguang; Lansdowne, Helen (eds.). Zhao Ziyang and China's Political Future. London: Routledge. pp. 32–57. ISBN 9781134038824.
  2. "Writers' columns - Bao Tong". Chinaaffairs.org. Retrieved August 1, 2006.
  3. "China in Focus #1". asiaamerica.org. January 20, 2005. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006.
  4. "In A Tiananmen Rebel's Glass Prison". sky.com. January 17, 2008.
  5. "Former Community Party official: Last decade 'wasted'". Rebecca McKinnon. CNN. June 2, 1999.
  6. "China in Focus #1". asiaamerica.org. January 20, 2005. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006.
  7. "Uproar Over China Milk Scandal". Radio Free Asia. September 23, 2008.


Party political offices
Preceded by
Lin Mu
(Hu Yaobang office)		 Office Chief of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
(Zhao Ziyang Office)
January 1987 － June 1989		 Succeeded by
Jia Ting'an
(Jiang Zemin office)
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