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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When Deng Xiaoping died nine months ago, Jiang was poised to take over leadership of China. With the support of the military, Jiang introduced himself to the world at Hong Kong's handover and went back home to consolidate his power within the Communist Party at the 15th National People's Congress this fall...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jiang Searches for an American Moment | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

...Which school advertised summer classes in the March 15th Crimson...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Quiz for the Weekend | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

Last month, at the 15th Communist Party Congress, Jiang unveiled his boldest maneuver yet. The President proposed a radical privatization of many of the country's deficit-ridden state-owned enterprises, his first attempt at visionary change and one that runs a high risk of widespread social unrest. At the end of the Party Congress, Jiang announced the election of a new Politburo, China's top policymaking body, and that China's armed forces would be shrunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: MEET JIANG ZEMIN | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

Boston College, ranked 15th in the nation, led Harvard 2-1 in the second half. The two-game Crimson losing streak threatened to extend itself to three, miring the team further into a slump...

Author: By Richard B. Tenorio, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Stuns No. 15 Eagles After Penalty Stroke Marathon | 10/23/1997 | See Source »

...script). Composer Philip Glass, yes. REM singer Michael Stipe, maybe. And in one of the more peculiar occurrences along the Hollywood-Lhasa axis, action-film star and all-around surly guy Steven Seagal was recognized by the head of the venerable Nyingma Tibetan lineage as the reincarnation of a 15th century lama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUDDHISM IN AMERICA | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

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