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Laws were passed establishing, inter alia, a criminal code and a framework for criminal procedure. New appointments favour Deng; no one was demoted. (Paragraphs 13 14)
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The leadership
The spirit of reform survives and conditions are being created for sustained economic expansion. Foreign trade will grow, giving opportunities to competitive British suppliers.
he and Deng still provides the major impetus for modernisation: Hua seem tolerably reconciled to working together. will be prone to dissension and will face immense political and economic problems. But the signs all are that the general direction of modernisation policies will be maintained. (Paragraphs 15 19)
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