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...legitimization into world politics. Jiang could have avoided a potentially contentious speech at Harvard, but he has not backed down in the face of possible demonstrations. Filling his itinerary with visits to symbols of American's democratic values--including Thursday's trip to Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall--Jiang seems to relish standing against the backdrop of freedom at each of his stops...
Sandra Esner, co-founder of the Tibetan-American Resource Alliance, based in Langhorne, Pa., spent the afternoon shuttling three Buddhist monks between Drexel University, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, for activities scattered throughout...
President Jiang Zemin's journey across America--which includes Saturday's speech at Harvard--has taken him on a tour through the birthplaces of American democracy, from Williamsburg, Virginia's colonial capital, to Philadelphia's Liberty Bell. * The Chinese government insisted on establishing Jiang's itinerary, intentionally giving it an aura of Americana to showcase the Communist leader in places reminiscent of American patriotism. The Chinese also demanded that the United States accord Jiang the highest state and military honors, as a state visitor of the top rank. * Jiang's eight-day trip began at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, last Sunday...
Later in the day he traveled to Philadelphia, where he toured Independence Hall and saw the Liberty Bell...
Jiang's schedule for Friday includes a breakfast in New York with former president George Bush and a foray into the capitalist world. Jiang will ring the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange, a publicity event tinged with irony because of the stock market roller coaster this week, precipitated by the Hong Kong market's dramatic decline. Jiang will not be greeted in New York by either New York Mayor Rudolf W. Giuliani or Governor George Pataki...