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...Khrushchev was swept from power 23 years ago for attempting reforms far less daring than Gorbachev's. More recently, when Deng Xiaoping's economic liberalization in China began to spill over into the political sphere, hard-liners rose up and forced the ouster of reformist Communist Party Chief Hu Yaobang early this year. Even if such internal party opposition does not stop Gorbachev, how far can he push change without unleashing democratic forces that could ultimately destabilize Soviet society? Mindful of that danger, Gorbachev warned the editors and propagandists that openness "is not an attempt to undermine socialism...
Late last year, when Deng himself moved toward acknowledging the criticism, the reform campaign began to run out of steam. He accepted the ouster of his protege, Hu Yaobang, from the important post of party General Secretary and slowed down measures to expand China's fledgling market economy. Debate on political reform, especially sensitive after the demonstrations, was shelved. With Deng apparently on their side, the conservatives pressed ahead with their campaign against capitalist thinking and Western influence...
Scattered applause rippled through Peking's Great Hall of the People last week as the solemn figure in the gray business suit nervously took a seat at the podium. The surprise arrival was none other than the recently disgraced Hu Yaobang, 71, who was purged in January as Communist Party chief and heir apparent to Chinese Leader Deng Xiaoping. Hu's unexpected reappearance at the annual National People's Congress, China's largest policymaking body, marked the latest twist in the protracted power struggle that has shaken the country in recent months and threatened Deng's sweeping economic reforms. Said...
...hard to conceive of Deng being toppled," says Kenneth Lieberthal, director of the - University of Michigan's Center for Chinese Studies. Experts also agree that while the pace of Deng's reforms may be slowed, they will not be rolled back. The fall of the reform-minded Hu Yaobang, however, muddies the outlook. His ouster could turn what had shaped up as a smooth transition of leadership into a bitter brawl for succession once Deng leaves power...
...question of whether Deng is still in charge was first raised in January, when his protege and handpicked successor, Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang, was abruptly ousted after being blamed for disruptive student demonstrations in December. Deng immediately spread the word that he had favored both Hu's ouster and a crackdown against the students, who were demanding more democracy...