While Zhao focused on economic reforms during the early 1980s, his superior, Hu Yaobang, promoted a number of political reforms. In the late 1980s Hu and Zhao collaborated to promote a series of large-scale political reforms with vaguely defined goals. The political reforms of Hu and Zhao included proposals to have candidates directly elected to the Politburo, more elections with more than one candidate, more government transparency, more consultation with the public on policy, and increased personal responsibility directed to officials for their mistakes.
while zhao focused on economic reforms during the early 1980s his superior hu yaobang promoted a number of political reforms in the late 1980s hu and zhao collaborated to promote a series of large-scale political reforms with vaguely defined goals the political reforms of hu and zhao included proposals to have candidates directly elected to the politburo more elections with more than one candidate more government transparency more consultation with the public on policy and increased personal responsibility directed to officials for their mistakes