Debates, and Mere Debates, Over 'Reform' in China

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(1) Michael Wines, As China Talks of Change, Fear Rises on the Risks; Debating just what is the meaning of 'reform.' New York Times, July 18, 2012 (front page).
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/1 ... &pagewanted=all

Note:
(a) ZHANG Lifan
(b) The report states, "To Mr. Zhang and others, this is the conundrum of China’s rise: the autocracy that back-flipped on Marxist ideology to forge the world’s second-largest economy seems incapable of embracing political changes that actually could prolong its own survival."

backflip (n):
"1: a backward somersault
2: a complete reversal of position or belief : VOLTE-FACE"
Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1969)
(c) ZHOU Zhixing's Web site Consensus Net  周 志兴/ 共识网
www.21ccom.net

(2) Andrew Jacobs, In China, Wait Leads to Standoff With Officials. New York Times, July 18, 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/1 ... with-officials.html

Note:
(a) contretemps (n; French from contre- counter + temps time):
"an inopportune embarrassing occurrence"
Webster's
(b) LIU Qi  刘 淇