Word: ch
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...most striking fact about that accession was the downfall of Chiang Ch'ing, 61, onetime movie actress and for a decade the fanatical empress of China's art and culture. Arrested with her, by Mao's own bodyguard, Unit 8341 of the People's Liberation Army, were...
...Mafia. What it all added up to was one of the most climactic episodes in China's recent history. Almost overnight, Premier Hua Kuo-feng, only last year a relatively unknown official, succeeded Mao Tse-tung as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. Mao's widow, Chiang Ch'ing, leader of the party's radical faction, was arrested, along with three of her closest allies. With Hua in power and the radicals in disgrace, China's moderate faction, backed by the army, seemed to have scored an astonishing triumph, one that may set China...
...Chang Ch'un Ch'iao, a Vice Premier and onetime candidate to succeed Mao, a man who many foreign observers mistakenly believed had become a kind of bridge between the rival factions...
After consultation with Alexis Lichine, famed oenophile (The New Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits), grower (Cháteau Prieure-Lichine), and wine merchant, TIME Paris Bureau Chief Gregory Wierzynski cabled this vatside evaluation from the major regions...
...Despite late rains in this immensely prolific area, quality and color are notable. Some excellent Côtes du Rhônes have been selling in the U.S. at about $3 a bottle. Most wines from the area, including the renowned Châteauneuf-du-Pape, are now likely to rise at least 25%. They should be ready to enjoy in two years...