Zhao faced political backlash from advocating for:
Press freedom
Student protests
Globalization
Religious freedom
Answer
**Student protests.** Zhao Ziyang, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, supported the demands of student protesters during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, calling for democratic reforms and an end to corruption. This stance put him at odds with the party's conservative leadership, leading to his political downfall and subsequent house arrest until his death in 2005.
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