Word: xian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...leaders filed into the Great Hall for Hu's memorial service behind a wall of 8,000 Chinese troops, the protesters waved their fists and chanted, "Long live freedom!" and "Down with dictatorship!" Some of the leaders seemed to stop momentarily to listen to the shouts. In Xian, to the northwest, the demonstrations turned into a riot as students burned 20 houses and injured some 130 police; 18 protesters were arrested...
...protests in Beijing were organized and generally peaceful, but marches turned violent Saturday in Xian and Changsa. Rampaging mobs looted stores, burned cars and seized a government building. Scores were reported hurt...
Worse violence was reported Saturday in Xian and Changsha. The state-run Xinhua News Agency said rioters in Xian, a popular tourist city and capital of northwestern China's Shaanxi province, forced their way into the provincial government compound and burned buildings and vehicles...
...months ago, was credited with doing a highly professional job of soothing his Chinese hosts' tender feelings. In remarks at a banquet given by Premier Li Peng, the Japanese leader volunteered that he would "learn lessons" and "face history." In a speech at the ancient Chinese capital of Xian, Takeshita insisted that the revival of Japanese militarism was a myth. Said he: "We have stuck fast to our stated goal of never becoming a military superpower...
...them in your blue book, he can only applaud your uncommon perception. For example, while most graders are politically unconcerned, not all are agnostic. This is an older generation, recall. Some may be tired of seeing St. Augustine flattened by a phrase or a phrase or reading about the "Xian myth...