Years before the brutal crackdown on demonstrators in that very square, Deng was being celebrated for his advocacy of a new path of market reform, openness to the outside world and, eventually, prosperity.
This past quarter, Google's lobbying strategy focused on online advertising regulation, intellectual property and trademark issues, cyber security and online privacy, renewable energy, freedom of expression and censorship, H-1B Visa reform, "openness and competition in the online services market," cloud computing, tax reform, free trade, and broadband access.
Mr. Djukanovic broke with Belgrade two years ago and has pursued democratic reforms and openness to the West.
Last week, Mr. LaValle, a rising Republican star who has promised reforms and openness in a town critics accuse of being dominated by one-party rule and political corruption, said he still opposed districts but also opposed any move to overturn the January vote.
But the Rafsanjani era brought little in the way of political reform or openness.
"We may be able to see him push the economic reform and openness he had once championed".
For decades, some have argued that stability required highly controlling regimes, and that reform and openness would put that stability at risk.
"Progress toward political reform and openness in the Middle East and North Africa lags behind other regions and has, in some cases, stalled," the President wrote.
"If the party is genuinely prepared to embrace reform and openness, then disclosure of officials' assets must start from those in the most senior positions".
"For decades, some have argued that stability required highly controlling regimes, and that reform and openness would put that stability at risk," he said.
