Deng Pushes Political Reform Plan; Move Likely to Sharpen Divisions in Leadership

From: The Washington Post | Date: March 20, 1987| Author: | Copyright information

China's top leader Deng Xiaoping, in a move that is likely to sharpen divisions within the country's ruling hierarchy, today put the controversial issue of "political reform" back on China's agenda for debate in the coming months.

The official New China News Agency said Deng told Canada's governor-general Jeanne Sauve that a tentative plan for what he called political reform will be announced at the 13th Communist Party congress scheduled for this autumn.

Political reform, one of the most sensitive issues in China, is one area where Deng and orthodox Marxist leaders, commonly referred to ...

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