Word: xiao
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most famous man in China this summer seems to be Xiao Bing, the "rumormonger" who was sentenced to ten years in prison for "exaggerating" the Tiananmen death toll in an interview with ABC News (he said 20,000 had died). Absolutely everyone knows the tale of Xiao. "Xiao Bing makes a point about the future," says an economics professor in Chengdu. "The people in Beijing were there -- and so may be very willing to take to the streets again. But we elsewhere are more cautious. It's not that the propaganda campaign is working. Most of us know full well...
...latest target in the drive against Western ideas, Liu has become the subject of a write-in series in the conservative Peking Daily. Qu Xiao, an educator recently acclaimed as a "model" Communist, submitted his interpretation last week: "Liu's outlook was based on self-centeredness, self-design, self-struggle and self-importance. All these lead to self- destruction...
...East Asian Languages and Civilizations concentrator used his $2200 grant to research the extent to which the liberalization reforms associated with Premier Deng Xiao Ping have spilled over into the Chinese press. "The press will show the true colors of reform; it's the melting point of reformation," he says...
...cinematography reaches its peak in the paddle-off between Paul and Lili's boyfriend, Liu (Wang Xiao) as the former fights to prove himself true to his heritage and the latter to retain his girlfriend and his title as ping-pong champ. Showing the anguish and competitiveness of both contenders, this scene goes beyond a mere ping-pong contest and touches both characters at their souls...
Stephenson said he expected to find a replacement sometime this month, but added that he realized the difficulty in attracting a prominent statesman in such a short period of time. Names being bandied about by officials as possible replacements include Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, Chinese Premier Deng Xiao Ping, and Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid...