NOT Remembering Hu Yaobang – China News

sun-zoo.com — The People's Daily left Hu Yaobang's death off of their "today in history" entry for April 15th. Blogger Hu Yong noted it, and then commenters discovered the names "Hu Yaobang" and "Zhao Ziyang" were being censored in the comments.

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