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...sharp contrast with such assertiveness, a sense of defeatism permeates parts of Hunan. "When it comes to running businesses," concedes the province's vice governor, Yang Huiquan, "we're not on a par with people in the coastal areas." To a large degree, central planners still require Hunan's state farms to grow grain instead of cash crops. Yang would like Hunan and its 56 million people to imitate Guangdong. He is even seeking investment from the neighboring province. But the desire for prosperity does not seem as deeply rooted in Hunan as in Guangdong, particularly among older people. "Social...
...moment, Hunan officials are doing their best to downplay the tensions created by growing inequality with their neighbors. Says Vice Governor Yang: "The old and the new systems coexist." To avoid friction between the provinces, says a Western diplomatic analyst in China, Beijing must "either roll back the reforms or expand the experiment to the rest of the country as quickly as possible." As Premier Li pointed out at the NPC, however, the government is not likely to take either course at this time. While one China presses on, the other must wait its turn...
...that both parties have nearly chosen their candidates for the White House, it's time for politocos to start speculating about the number two spot. Where there's a yin. there must be a yang...
...Yang Wang, the Dudley resident tutor at Peabody Terrace, says most transfer students "don't like Peabody Terrace. People are kind of separated. It's very hard for students to have a feeling of community." Of the 19 new transfers who were housed in Peabody Terrace this fall, 11 have switched their affiliations to residential houses, Wang says. He adds that eight of the 19 students have moved out--into their new residential houses or to other off-campus housing...
Students and dining hall workers had mixed reactions to the changes. "I like carpeting," said Christine C. Yang '91. "It makes it look homey...