Word: deng
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...with the expiration of the "lease of Hong Kong" in sight, Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher reached an agreement on Hong Kong's return to China. The fate of Hong Kong was sealed with a Sino-British joint declaration and its provision for the Basic...
...territory's primary legislative body--and is a prominent critic of China's recent hard-line policies that breech agreements in the Joint Declaration of 1984. That document, signed by Great Britain and China, outlines the "one country, two systems" form of government which the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping envisioned for the territory...
...Deng unleashed the awakening dragon of China, energized it with fire and showed it the way to the new world. The profound influence of what he achieved has yet to be fully realized. YI HU Northport, New York...
...Deng is remembered for his pragmatic reforms. Of course, his crackdown in Tiananmen Square will not be forgotten, but he proved he was right. CUNG NGUYEN Baldwin Park, California
BEIJING: Vice President Al Gore began a four-day visit to China with soft words and poetry straight from Foggy Bottom, as he prepared to meet President Jiang Zemin and Premier Li Peng in hopes of building a productive rapport with Deng?s successors. "The landscape of U.S.-China relations is filled with many rivers,? Gore intoned, ?some flowing together, others flowing apart. Such variety befits the interaction of two great nations and civilizations." Translation: the Administration believes it can make more progress with the Chinese on tough political issues such as human rights in private one-on-one meetings...