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...shake-up left some major questions unanswered. Who would succeed Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping, 82, who had named Hu to the top party post seven years ago and had supposedly groomed him as his political heir? What would become of Deng's sweeping economic reforms, aimed at modernizing agriculture and industry through the use of Western-style technology and limited free-market mechanisms? On the questions of economic and foreign policy, China's two top leaders sought to give assurances that no drastic shifts were in the works. Zhao told a visiting Hungarian official last week that the "personnel changes...
Support from intellectuals and specialists is critical if reforms are to continue in industry, agriculture, science and technology, the areas of Deng's Four Modernizations. Last Monday Premier Zhao addressed 19 scientists and specialists. "The past eight years witnessed the best period for economic development," he said. "In those years Chinese intellectuals were entirely free from worry." The intellectuals are understandably skeptical and wary. One indication of their nervousness is that in recent weeks diplomats and foreign journalists have found it increasingly difficult to make contact with members of the Chinese intellectual elite...
Despite the new crackdown, Deng vows that China's economic reforms will continue. "Reform should be carried out in an orderly way," he said last week. "That means we must be bold and cautious." Caution is now assured, but whether the new climate will sustain boldness is another matter. It seems reasonable to assume that the reforms already under way will continue. But it appears unlikely that Deng's China will take any major steps forward for some time...
...Deng selected to replace Hu as Communist Party chief is unlikely to press for greater political freedom. Zhao, 67, who will hold the title of acting General Secretary until the Central Committee confirms his appointment, is an agricultural expert who heartily embraces Deng's economic reforms. As No. 3 in the hierarchy, he has been regarded as less liberal than Hu on political matters, and considerably less outspoken. After a month of unruly students, that seems to be just what Deng wants...
...Deng Xiaoping shakes up China' s leaders. -- The Iran- Iraq war takes a bloody turn. -- Kohl is favored in West German elections...