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...most-wanted list. They often came to my home in the days before the movement began. But afterward, they didn't want to have contact with me, because they wanted to show that their ideas were their own and not simply given to them by Fang Lizhi...
...Fang Lizhi talks about the hope for democracy on the mainland and advises the young that the march toward freedom can be a long...
...almost a year, the status of Fang Lizhi has been the No. 1 impediment to improvement in U.S.-China relations. Last week the two sides settled on a deal that allowed the dissident astrophysicist and his wife Li Shuxian to leave the U.S. embassy in Beijing, where they had been trapped since the June 1989 crackdown. They headed for Cambridge, England...
...deal was a classic face saver. Fang acknowledged that in opposing a political system of class struggle he had violated China's constitution. He made a vague promise not to engage in activities contrary to China, though not necessarily contrary to its leadership...
...timing of Fang's departure was probably linked to next week's summit of the seven leading industrial countries. Beijing wants them to lift their partial ban on loans. Another motive: the Capitol Hill debate over whether to restore China's most-favored-nation status...