Word: protestation
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although people like Zhang and Yu feel that the protest movement is indeed a positive sign of student concern over the political future of China, some at Harvard disagree...
...students interviewed say that the current protest in China is the biggest topic of conversation in the close-knit Chinese community here in Cambridge. Many are worried, however, that unless the students are well-organized, they won't have much impact on the policy decisions of Communist Party leaders. Others fear that these marches, which began late last year, could influence the Party to reverse steps made toward political reform...
Ding says he is not surprised by the eruption of student protest at this time. According to him, the current political climate is ideal for students to voice demands...
...political reform was seen as an end in itself--and not just a means to economic reform--by Deng and other leaders of the Party. And just recently, authorities have emphasized the implementation of a constitution which gives people the right to go to the streets, to protest, to spell out opinions," he explains. "So this is a way for students to try to prove their constitutional rights...
...consider possible sources of housing.However, he says one city's efforts cannot solvethe national problem of homelessness. "If you put200 new beds in here today, there's be 400 morepeople here as soon as the word got around," hesaid, adding that no city neighborhood wouldaccept a shelter without protest. "It's likeprisons and dumps--everybody wants them but `notin my backyard,'" he said...