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...only way for the University to improve its services to the community and to retain its status as one of the country's premier institutions of higher learning is for it to open itself to other voices. It is only in listening to and integrating these voices in the decision-making process that Harvard may continue to grow with its community...
Ming Pao, a Hong Kong newspaper, said a young guard shot conservative Premier Li Peng in the thigh but the wounds were not serious. It said the guard was shot to death immediately...
...conversation, the student became idealistic once again: "In China, it is a disease of the system, not just one leader. If you just change the leader, today you are the premier and the next day I am premier, but it is still the same system...
...Though Premier Li Peng appeared to have triumphed over General Secretary Zhao Ziyang last week, both men are accused of string pulling. One source of resentment against Li, the adopted son of former Premier Zhou Enlai, is that his connections enabled him to study in Moscow and rise rapidly through the ranks. Zhao's son is chairman of the Hainan Huahai Co., a trading and investment company. Moreover, Yang, Zhao and Deng are all believed to have sons-in-law who work for army-run companies that export Chinese arms...
...government recently pledged to stop importing luxury cars and halt the annual migration of Beijing officials to the beachside resort of Beidaihe to escape the sweltering summer. On the way to his favorite barber, Vice Premier Tian Jiyun was seen being driven in a Toyota sedan instead of his beloved Mercedes-Benz. Unfortunately for the capital's elite, such modest belt tightening is not likely to impress the student protesters...