Word: communists
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Cuba does not attempt to intervene in countries where only large infusions of aid could produce perceptible change, or relatively well-off countries where local governments are strong enough to resist Communist incursions. Haiti, with a per capita income of only $230 a year, is an example of the former. Explains an exiled opposition leader: "Who would want to inherit Haiti's problems?" Castro's ambitions have also been frustrated on Dominica, where Hurricane David blew away not only thousands of homes, but the odds-on chance that Leftist David Rosie Douglas would unseat Prime Minister Oliver Seraphin...
Rosa's father is one of those heroes and Burger's Daughter centers on Rosa's struggle with the demands of her father's legacy. Lionel Burger was a Communist revered for his devotion to the revolutionary cause and his humanity to all races. After he dies in prison, Rosa is expected by both her father's compatriot and by the South Africa police--who have kept her under surveillance since childhood--to carry on his work. Yet Rosa stays aloof from the underground, flinching at his friends' silent demands, stupefying the police and shaming herself...
...straightforward, the author recounts the past and predicts the future. Shaplen is no dummy; when he doesn't know what will happen, he says so. On China, he writes, "No matter how many crystal balls one uses, it is patently impossible to foresee the future evolution of the Chinese Communist Party." Where a lesser writer would have struggled to find a trend, the seasoned journalist--whose 30 years experience has helped reveal the serious instabilities threatening every Asian nation--says what he feels...
...opponents who were not released until after his death in 1976. Ye had a similar complaint about the 1958-60 Great Leap Forward that left China's economy in a shambles. Said Ye: "We made the mistake of making arbitrary decisions, being boastful and stirring up a 'Communist storm.' " Seated on the dais behind Ye were many officials who had fallen afoul of the Cultural Revolution. Chief among them was Senior Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping, 75, whose emergence in 1977 as China's top leader had now made Ye's candor possible. Last week Deng...
Shedding the xenophobia that raged during the Cultural Revolution, Peking is looking to the non-Communist world for the scientific know-how once provided by the U.S.S.R. American oilmen are aiding in a search for petroleum off the South China coast. The Chinese are talking of enlisting U.S. experts for tapping the energy resources of great rivers like the Yangtze (at present China uses only 2% of its hydroelectric potential). Peking also wants to make direct purchases, especially of computer hardware...