Word: acceptance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...history be rewritten by proclamation of the Beijing Communist Party propaganda department? Eerily, China's top leaders apparently believe that if they repeat the lie enough times, it will turn into truth. More chilling still, Chinese citizens outside the capital, with little access to independent information, seemed to accept the government's sanitized version of events. Perhaps they are relieved to be no longer teetering on the brink of civil war. Perhaps they find a military occupation, 1,000 arrests and a revision of history a small price to pay for restoration of order. Perhaps, suggests a university professor...
...unprecedented concession statement, party spokesman Jan Bisztyga told a nationwide television audience on Monday that the "elections were of a plebiscite character, and Solidarity has achieved a decisive majority." Promising that the government would "not back away from the road of democracy and reforms," he called on Solidarity to accept "co-responsibility" for running the country. But Solidarity leaders rejected that astounding invitation to join a coalition government, preferring to remain in opposition and cooperate with the Communists on a case-by-case basis only...
...China. Later, caution became less evident. "We hadn't expected this," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov, adding that his government was "extremely dismayed" over the events in China. But Moscow's options were limited. After almost two decades of exchanging ideological insults, the Chinese were scarcely prepared to accept a lecture from the Soviets. In any case, admonitions would only feed lingering Chinese suspicions that the Kremlin still harbors hopes of playing schoolmaster to the Communist movement. So what is left, in Moscow's view, is nothing but time and patience. "If you think we don't understand...
Along with the original newscasts, the reconstituted Whittle Communications Educational Network plans to offer two broad categories of new programming. < Classroom Channel will feature educational material chosen by an independent advisory board, which will also determine whether the channel will accept advertising. Educators' Channel will offer instructional services for teachers and school administrators. But the ambitious scheme will still be funded by four 30-second spots during Channel One's daily newscast. The new plan no longer requires a school to offer the program in every classroom...
...question of advertising in schools has already raised legal challenges in several states, most notably New York and California. "If you're paying kids to watch commercials, that violates our state law," insists California Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig, who has pledged to cut funds to schools that accept Channel One. Whittle is adamant that advertising is the only feasible way to foot the bill. Says he: "Schools have a choice: either do without, or do it this...