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Word: minigang (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...called Mini-Gang of Four, consisting of Peking's mayor Wu Teh; General Ch'en Hsi-lien, the regional commander of the capital military district; Saifudin, former chief of the Sinkiang-Uigher Autonomous Region; and the late K'ang Sheng, onetime internal security boss. The minigang members have also been blasted by the Teng-controlled People's Daily, which has called them "hyenas, wolfish animals." The four, along with other backers of Mme. Mao, have also been attacked as the "wind faction," "slip-away faction" and "coverup faction." Meaning: they have bent with the wind, crept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Mini-Gang War | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

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