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Standing on one side of the controversy are the so-called "Reds," who espouse Chairman Mao Tse-tung's idea of continual revolution and selfless commitment to "serve the people," John K. Fairbank '29, Higginson Professor of History, said yesterday. Mao believes the revolution is betrayed by bureaucrats who obtain privileges and turn elitist, Fairbank added...
...other side are the so-called "experts," including Chou and Teng. These more moderate leaders, many of whom were purged during the Cultural Revolution of the sixties, encourage programs that expand production and build the state, while Mao is concerned with self-sufficiency and participation of the masses...
...leftist campaign against Teng succeeded yesterday as Mao named Hua Kuo-feng as premier and first vice chairman of the Communist Party, the positions Chou had held...
...Mao's announcement, coming after days of massive demonstrations, may represent a compromise, Roy M. Hofheinz Jr., professor of Government, said yesterday. Hua, a leader from Mao's home province, is the chairman's personal choice but was appointed to his original position by Chou...
Since China's economy is booming and its society is stable, the current tensions will probably only affect the political leadership. They are, as Donald W. Klein, research associate at the East Asian Research Center, said yesterday, an example of Mao's dedication to his belief, "To rebel is good...