Word: premieres
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Authorities yanked a Peking play about youths who suffered because of the Cultural Revolution. Yet they allowed audiences to see a satirical work called Rubik's Cube that lampooned various aspects of Chinese life. Faced with criticism on so many fronts, reformers launched counterattacks to keep their revolution rolling. Premier Zhao Ziyang's State Council issued new regulations urging plant managers to establish direct links with their customers and suppliers in order to skirt the ponderous Chinese bureaucracy. Peking also promoted public debate over whether state enterprises should issue stock and how to encourage investment capital...
...rise to political prominence has been extraordinary. Her official titles only hint at the full extent of the influence she wields. As a member of the Permanent Bureau of the Political Executive Committee, she is part of the country's top decision-making body. As a First Deputy Premier, she supervises the secret police, determines promotions within the party, and has launched or supported programs ranging from the banning of abortions to a crackdown on press freedom. Her overall power is formidable. Says Doran Tudoran, a Rumanian poet now living in the U.S.: "Elena is very strong. She probably decides...
...years we've brought people here that have no other way of getting to Boston," says Director of the Dance Center Iris M. Fanger. This summer David Gordon and the Pick-Up Company will perform in late July and Remy Charlip will dance a New England Premier Concert the following weekend...
...firings were the result of widespread disappointment with the government's economic failures. The prime victim of the purge was Deputy Premier To Huu, 66, who is believed to have been responsible for last year's 90% devaluation of the currency. Said a Western diplomat in Bangkok: "Criticism from the grass roots has been mounting, and the leadership had to do something...
While two Harvard crew teams left Friday to compete in England's annual Henley Royal Regatta, last year's winners, the varsity heavyweight eights, are not likely to compete in the world's premier rowing competition following a relatively poor season...