Word: weis
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...weakness of democratic governments, Wei said, is that politicians do not plan beyond four years and have so many competing interests...
...Wei even offered to work together with Americans to obtain what he called "true democracy" if their politicians did not represent their ideas...
Asked how he felt about being criticized for his outspoken style, Wei responded, "If I can not speak up for my people in the West then I really do not have anything going...
...Wei, who was released from prison for what Chinese officials say were medical reasons, suffered an angina attack on Tuesday and was hospitalized in Canada for heart tests before making his one-and-a-half hour public appearance at Harvard...
Standing under the bright lights of the Forum, Wei grew visibly tired after 45 minutes of open questions. As the capacity crowd of 800 stood in ovation, he asked forgiveness for not having the strength to answer any more...