Word: zhao
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Zhao has also been the party's acting general secretary since Hu Yaobang was ousted last winter. He said he does not want the job permanently...
...think I'm not that fit to be the general secretary," Zhao said. "I'm more fit to look after economic affairs...
BEIJING--Premier Zhao Ziyang defended the Communist Party's purge of dissident members, but said in an interview broadcast yesterday that intellectuals are free to voice their opinions outside the party...
...think this is a crackdown," Zhao told NBC's Tom Brokaw in a rare interview. It was taped last week and broadcast in the United States on yesterday morning's program, "Meet the Press...
Meanwhile, Deng shrewdly continued to groom his other protege, Premier Zhao Ziyang, who last January took on the discredited Hu's responsibilities as party General Secretary. At first, Zhao's official speeches outlined a delicate balance of power, with the conservatives dominating the political sphere and the reformists managing to keep control of the economy. With tacit encouragement from Deng, however, Zhao soon grew bolder. In April he faced down a conservative decision to bar a Chinese movie from overseas distribution. In late May the Premier denounced the conservatives' "ossified thinking," which he said endangered the livelihood of the people...