Word: wen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with heads bowed in Peking's T'ien An Men Square. After three minutes of silence, Premier Hua Kuo-feng delivered a eulogy to the dead leader, emphasizing his theoretical contributions to Marxism. When Hua had finished speaking, the master of ceremonies, Politburo Vice Chairman Wang Hung-wen, announced the playing of The East Is Red, then curtly declared that the final mourning services for Chairman Mao Tse-tung were over...
Next to Hua was the handsome, enigmatic No. 2 man in the Politburo, Wang Hung-wen, wearing a uniform that signified his place on the party's military affairs commission. Wang's youth-he is only about 40-made him seem almost out of place among the nine other, much older leaders in the line. His brown eyes are bright and hard, radiating the charisma of a leader; he moves with flowing, athletic grace and there is the feel of fine steel and energy in his handshake. He seems ready, even eager for the challenges and testing...
...membership fees from eager bikers and a grant from the Bicentennial Administration, and aided by an army of volunteers, the Burdens charted a relatively picturesque, somewhat historic, largely traffic-free, and not overly demanding route. Since crossing deserts is hazardous, the western end of the trail was kept wen to the north. The North Central plains tend toward macadam monotony, so the route drops south to skirt the Ozarks. To avoid urban sprawl, Bike-centennial is a Baedeker of back roads...
...long way toward resolving its differences. Indeed, visually, the Congress was a showpiece of elusive party unity. Lined up on the rostrum before a giant picture of Chairman Mao were representatives of just about every one of Peking's factions-from the brash young radical Wang Hung-wen to relative conservatives like Vice Premier Li Hsiennien. But the actual results of the Congress, especially its choice of men for high positions, constituted a striking victory for the party's moderates. The major appointments...
...this apparent political ceasefire. With Chou weakened-he was recently reported by Nigerian Chief of State Yakubu Gowon to be recovering from surgery-Mao has mediated among the factions striving to move into the post-Chou vacuum, diffusing power among the rehabilitated party bureaucrats, Madame Mao and Wang Hung-wen. In what appears to be a final, desperate effort to pave the way for his succession, Mao seems to be pushing hard for a collective leadership dominated by the regular Communist Party...