Word: reform
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Zhao acts in line with his past initiatives and recent statements, he is destined to accelerate the pace of China's plodding reform. In the 1970s Zhao designed policies that transformed huge, inefficient communes into privately-run plots. Three years ago he traveled to Africa, a sign of concern for China's role as an independent global power. If anyone has the right mindset about reform, it's Zhao...
...recent Communist Party Congress, the Chinese government renewed its commitment to liberalization and reform Nonetheless, China is still caught in that murky zone between the stagnation of its communist-planned past and progress toward a more liberalized future...
...when the chips were down for reformers, Deng cowtowed to the conservatives to maintain his power--clamping down on protests and toning-down reforms. He held back on plans to reform the political structure, including separating the Communist party from day-to-day governing. Despite the best intentions, Deng was able to push his countrymen only...
Kennedy, who spoke at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Legalization Center, said that illegal aliens still fear coming forward to apply for amnesty under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Kennedy's address comes one week after Boston supporters marked the act's first anniversary with a report on the failure of the government to reach out successfully into the illegal alien community...
Despite his reputation as a hard-liner, the new President immediately set a moderate tone. In his radio broadcast Ben Ali stressed the need for democratic reform, saying, "The age in which we live can no longer permit either presidency for life nor automatic succession as head of state. Our people are worthy of a developed and institutionalized political life." He pledged to eliminate "favoritism" in the political system, which is dominated by the ruling Destourian Socialist Party...