Word: zhao
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...China, however, had little cause for optimism. Purges of intellectuals continued. An ideological campaign gathered force to rescind many of the political and economic freedoms permitted recently by Hu Yaobang, the Communist Party's General Secretary, removed from his post two weeks ago and replaced by Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang. With Fang Lizhi and Author Wang Ruowang already tossed out of the party for advocating "bourgeois liberalism," the purge turned last week to the president and vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who were removed from office. They had been responsible for the administration of the rebellious university...
...Deng's sweeping economic reforms, aimed at modernizing agriculture and industry through the use of Western-style technology and limited free-market mechanisms? On the questions of economic and foreign policy, China's two top leaders sought to give assurances that no drastic shifts were in the works. Zhao told a visiting Hungarian official last week that the "personnel changes will not affect our line and policies." Speaking with another visitor, Deng noted that "China needs further opening" to the outside world. The country's "mistakes," he added, "were due to demanding too much and moving too fast." That appeared...
...China's helm, had resigned. Moreover, he had quit as Communist Party chief "after making a self-criticism of his mistakes on major issues." Hu would remain a member of the Politburo and retain his post on the powerful Standing Committee, but his party post would pass to Premier Zhao Ziyang...
Support from intellectuals and specialists is critical if reforms are to continue in industry, agriculture, science and technology, the areas of Deng's Four Modernizations. Last Monday Premier Zhao addressed 19 scientists and specialists. "The past eight years witnessed the best period for economic development," he said. "In those years Chinese intellectuals were entirely free from worry." The intellectuals are understandably skeptical and wary. One indication of their nervousness is that in recent weeks diplomats and foreign journalists have found it increasingly difficult to make contact with members of the Chinese intellectual elite...
...Deng selected to replace Hu as Communist Party chief is unlikely to press for greater political freedom. Zhao, 67, who will hold the title of acting General Secretary until the Central Committee confirms his appointment, is an agricultural expert who heartily embraces Deng's economic reforms. As No. 3 in the hierarchy, he has been regarded as less liberal than Hu on political matters, and considerably less outspoken. After a month of unruly students, that seems to be just what Deng wants...