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Acting General Secretary of the Party on Hu Yaobang's
resignation in January 1987 and is widely expected to be
confirmed in this post at the Party Congress this autumn.
5. Zhao is a rather solemn technocrat though highly
competent and a skillful political operator. He works
over 11 hours a day and travels widely in China. He
likes to dress well, usually in Western suits. He also
likes to keep fit, jogging and swimming, is interested in
computers, and enjoys intelligent speculation on the
future.
6. He is married to Liang Bogi and they have four
children and several grandchildren.
APPROXIMATE PRONUNCIATION
Zhao: pronounce djao to rhyme with cow
Zi: pronounce zer to rhyme with her
Yang: pronounce yang to rhyme with sang
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