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Deng Xiaoping

China's ailing economy needs a dose of Thatcherism with Chinese characteristics

29 Apr 2013

As the world mourned the passing of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, remembered her belief in small government, free enterprise and monetarism, and her contribution to world...

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Tributes flow for Thatcher, giant of the 20th century

9 Apr 2013

A towering figure on the world stage during some of the most momentous events in modern history, and Britain's longest serving leader of the 20th century, Thatcher died after a stroke at her...

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Thatcher wanted cheaper menu for Beijing banquet

23 Mar 2013

During their historic 1982 talks in Beijing, thrifty Margaret Thatcher fretted about banquet expenses, while Deng Xiaoping worried over moves that might undermine Hong Kong's prosperity in the run...

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Capturing the full ugliness of a one-size-fits-all approach

6 Mar 2013

We await with interest to discover the most popular brand of waste to be found on Hong Kong's beaches. This wheeze was dreamt up by Designing Hong Kong and follows a three-month exercise in which...

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Unacceptable to invoke Maoist dogma in today's Hong Kong

30 Jan 2013

It comes as something of a shock to learn that there are political leaders in our midst whose minds are still mired in the Maoist ideological dogmas of the 1950s, who do not seem to be aware of...

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Obituary: Yang Baibing backed 1989 crackdown and prospered from it

17 Jan 2013

Yang Baibing, one of the military strongmen who supported former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping's bloody crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy protest in Tiananmen Square, has died at the age of 93...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Rankings belie the real purpose of universities: to educate

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Howard Winn

Way to go

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Xi Jinping endorses Deng Xiaoping's party mantra

Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping yesterday called on newly elected senior party members to adhere to "socialism with Chinese characteristics". Since Xi took over as leader there have...

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Follow the money along the road to ruin of Deng's vision

China has had a rough year with an international media that are in Woodward-and-Bernstein mode: it is following the money.

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Exposé reveals ascent to riches by 'Immortals' heirs

An investigation into the huge business interests and personal assets of the descendants of eight dead Communist Party veterans offers a detailed look at one part of China's elite and how its...

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Letters to the Editor, December 23, 2012

Deng's aim to bring Taiwan back into fold

I refer to Rupert Li's letter ("HK can help mainland create a more enhanced rule of law system", December 16) commenting on Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee's...

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Hong Kong has role to play in China's new era

Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee's column ("HK's places in a family of 1.3b", December 9) seems to have missed the essential motive which underpins the concept of "one country, two systems".

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Xi gives reform advocates cause for hope

The once-in-a-decade leadership transition in China last month left some analysts fearing for the cause of reform after key reformers Li Yuanchao, Wang Yang and Liu Yandong failed to reach the...

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