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| 1991, Jan. 27 |
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| Eight leading dissidents involved in the events of 1989 were sentenced to prison terms, the stiffest being seven years. | 1 |
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| Feb. 13 |
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| Two major prodemocracy dissidents, Wang Juntao and Chen Ziming, were sentenced to 13 years in prison. | 2 |
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| May 28 |
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| Pres. Bush extended most-favored-nation status to China for another year, despite troubling human rights problems. | 3 |
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| June 5 |
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| Jiang Qing, Mao's widow and former leader of the Cultural Revolution, died in prison, an alleged suicide. | 4 |
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| July 23 |
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| Signs hinted that Lin Biao might be rehabilitated, for reasons that remain unclear. | 5 |
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| Nov |
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| In continuing talks with U.S. officials, Chinese remained intransigent on human rights issues. | 6 |
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