Which Chinese leader was most sympathetic to student demands during the Tiananmen Square demonstrations?

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Zhao Ziyang was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China at the time of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989. He was seen as sympathetic to the student demands for political reform and advocated for a more moderate response to the protests. However, he was ultimately forced out of office and put under house arrest for the rest of his life due to his support for the protests. Deng Xiaoping, the top leader of China at the time, took a hardline stance against the protesters and ordered the military to suppress the demonstrations. Jiang Zemin did not become the General Secretary until after the Tiananmen Square protests.

Which Chinese Leader Was Most Sympathetic to Student Demands During