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...flaw in Deng's retirement plan was that he bet on the wrong man. His handpicked successor, Hu Yaobang, 72, a keen reformer, was dismissed as party leader in January for failing to control student demonstrators who were demanding freedom and democracy...
...Hu's ouster and the crackdown on intellectuals that ensued underscored the tensions between the past and the future that have bedeviled China in recent years. A new openness to foreign influences has brought rock music, motorcycles and even punk-style haircuts to China's cities. But the shock of the new is never easy, and many people are discomfited by the changes. An older generation regrets the passing of ancient traditions, and nearly everyone fears inflation, which was virtually unknown for more than 30 years but is now a growing problem. The result has been a continuing battle...
...sportswear and Begonia Flower-brand silk lingerie. A balding trader, waving a fan, hawks Christian Dior-label shirts. They cost 100 yuan ($27) abroad, he confides, but his price is only 25 yuan ($6). A real bargain. The yellow license in his stall identifies him as a ge ti hu (private entrepreneur), who sells his wares on the free market...
Zhao has also been the party's acting general secretary since Hu Yaobang was ousted last winter. He said he does not want the job permanently...
...Hu lost his post as general secretary after being criticized as too soft on pro-democracy student demonstrators. Both Hu and Zhao rose to power as proteges of top leader Deng Xiaoping...