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<text id=91TT0774>
<title>
Apr. 08, 1991: Let A Hundred Snickers Blossom
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
Apr. 08, 1991 The Simple Life
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
GRAPEVINE, Page 21
Let a Hundred Snickers Blossom
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<p>By David Ellis/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
</p>
<p> The eight-line poem seemed innocent enough. Its themes of
homesickness and patriotism clearly appealed to the conservative
editors of the overseas edition of the People's Daily, where it
appeared two weeks ago: "I miss my distant home/ Never will I
give up my aspirations to serve my country." But hidden within
these traditionalist sentiments, attributed to Zhu Haihong, a
student studying in the U.S., was a subversive message. When the
Chinese characters are read diagonally from upper right to lower
left, a slap at the country's repressive and unpopular Premier
becomes clear: Li Peng must step down to appease the people's
anger. The secret slogan is the talk of Beijing. Meanwhile,
enraged government officials have launched an investigation into
the "political accident."
</p>
</body></article>
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