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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tensions is certain to produce diplomatic fallout of global importance. It could lead to a new era of stability in Asia, where the 4,500-mile Chinese- Soviet border sometimes threatened to become the fuse for war, perhaps even nuclear conflict. The U.S. might be losing its "China card," but the world will gain a new style of superpower diplomacy: no more will China be the stick for the U.S. to beat the Soviets, or for the Soviets to menace Washington. Of course, there is also a chance that Moscow and Beijing, disengaged from rivalry with each other, might proceed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy Comrades Once More: Beijing and Moscow | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

Being able to speak to two sides while they cannot seriously talk to each other is a tremendous plus in diplomacy. At times some Washington officials sought to overplay "the China card," but the Chinese had a keen sense of how far to let things go. In 1978 President Jimmy Carter established full diplomatic relations between Washington and Beijing, putting the relationship on a permanent, rather than personal, basis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MoreReason for Hope Than Fear | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

Later, Slive said that he never expected more than 400 people to show up for his course, adding that he had no choice but to have a lottery, even with the impending study card deadline...

Author: By Andrew D. Cohen, | Title: Core Course Lotteries Complicate Shopping | 2/11/1989 | See Source »

...probably noticed the forlorn activist by the T-station who has launched a solitary hunger strike to free Lyndon LaRouche. LaRouche, a former communist turned right-wing fanatic, is now serving a 15 year sentence for conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion. The convictions stem from a credit card scam in which LaRouche's operatives stole more than $2 million...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Post-Reagan Blues | 2/11/1989 | See Source »

Weller signed up for the test under a false name, using a fake identification card sporting the name "Joe Blogger." Schultz adopted a false name and then forged a physical description of himself on school stationery he created, Weller said...

Author: By Joshua A. Gerstein, | Title: Freshman Exposes SAT Flaws | 2/7/1989 | See Source »

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