Word: deng
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...years ago, Liu's activities would have landed her in jail for profiteering. But that was before Mao Tse-tung's death in 1976. Under the economic reforms introduced by Communist Party Vice Chairman Deng Xiaoping, most efforts to turn a quick profit are being encouraged...
...formula is the "responsibility system" approved last September by the congress of the Communist Party, which meets periodically to decide government policy. Many of the old Maoist economic shibboleths, including the idea that incentives should not be used to promote productivity, have been cast aside. Instead, in keeping with Deng's dictum that "a cat, whether black or white, is a good one as long as it catches mice," the government has turned to such capitalistic devices as bonuses, commissions and competition to rejuvenate China's sluggish economy...
...devoted Maoist, tells him at one point to "never give your opinion on anything...even if you're asked directly. "Liang's book may present an inglorious picture of China's past, but political changes after Mao's death make such a picture politically safe for the author. Deng Xiao-Ping, the new premier, entered office with a movement to discredit the "leftist" policies of Mao's widow, Jiang Qing, and her "Gang of Four", Liang sees those policies as the source of the problems he narrates, and properly disassociates the new from the old regime. Significantly, the book shows...
...valuable in deflating the overblown Western image of the mainland's usefulness. Consider, for example, the claim that the communists intend the West no good. Recent ultra-nationalist sloganeering about Hong Kong and Taiwan has in fact flourished. The implementation of the new constitution has shown the moderate Deng Xiaoping's power to far from uncontested--and in the struggle after his inevitable removal or death, domestic concerns could render all predictions of a "pragmatic" foreign policy worthless. The communists have not brought stability to China. Domestically, in 35 years they have introduced four different concepts of communism, four constitutions...
...Deng, who has himself fallen from power twice (in 1966 and 1976) and has twice recovered, is unlikely to extend his mercy to Jiang's partisans. A total of 33 leftists have been given long prison sentences in the past six months. Peking's leadership also issued an unpublished and unqualified addendum to the court's ruling: "Those who deserve to be punished will be punished...