Word: foreign
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...then the arrests had started. All over Beijing, Chinese who had Western friends began to disappear, either into hiding or, in increasing numbers, into jails. In one incident opposite the foreign-community compound of Qijiayuan, some 30 Chinese were taken in by security forces. In another part of town, 28 more were led away. "It is the night of the long knives," said a Western diplomat. The total in custody at week...
...vehicles were deployed at a strategic cloverleaf east of the square, as if awaiting attack by another military force. Rumors of skirmishes, even artillery duels between the "bad" 27th Army and the "good soldiers" of the 38th Army, fluttered through the capital. With fear of an armed confrontation rampant, foreign governments ordered the evacuation of their nationals. Beijing airport was packed with diplomats, tourists and businessmen waiting for tickets and specially chartered planes to leave a capital seemingly under siege...
...Tehran from November 1979 to January 1981, thus dealing a severe blow to the re-election chances of Jimmy Carter. Then, in what began as an effort to secure the release of American hostages held in Lebanon, the Reagan Administration became enmeshed in the Iran-contra affair, its gravest foreign policy blunder...
...latest chapter in Japan's influence-peddling scandal came to a close last week as Foreign Minister Sousuke Uno was named Prime Minister. Uno replaces Noboru Takeshita, who resigned to save his ruling Liberal Democratic Party from further embarrassment over the scandal. Uno promised political reform and pledged to "regain the confidence of the people...
...country's eruption was the second such outburst to hit debt-stricken Latin America this year. In February and March more than 300 people died in Venezuela during protests against an austerity program aimed at bringing down a foreign debt of $30 billion. Argentina, which has a $60 billion external debt, has made no payments since April...