Word: crisises
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite the hoopla surrounding HOLLIS's official unveiling last September and an ambitious schedule for future improvements, professors and administrators say the introduction of the new technology will not do much to improve the impending crisis in Harvard's library system, the largest private collection in the world.
Though the leaders of the P.L.A. initially seemed torn by the crisis, by week's end most active generals had sided with the hard-liners, out of personal loyalty to Deng and concern for the restoration of order. But a question arose: Could the troops impose martial law without spilling...
The unprecedented outcry reflected Hong Kong's growing anxiety over its return to China in 1997. A sleek modern city on the South China Sea, Hong Kong has become a hotbed of capitalism during 147 years of British rule. But Britain's sovereignty is set to run out under an...
Such forebodings have caused Hong Kong to react sharply to each twist and turn in the power struggle next door. The Hang Seng index, the main indicator of value of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, swung wildly throughout the week. After dropping nearly 11% on Monday, the index rose 9.3...
TV viewers back in the U.S.S.R. saw footage of the protesters only on the day their leader left China, and even then the events were presented as two completely different stories. During Gorbachev's stay, Soviet television had blacked out the demonstrations. However, within minutes after Gorbachev boarded the plane...