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...letter was organized by Ramsey Professor of Political Economy Richard J. Zeckhauser ’62 to put pressure on China before Chinese President Jiang Zemin’s upcoming visit to the U.S., which is scheduled for late October...
Just four months ago Hu Jintao toured Washington as Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's heir apparent, and it seemed China was preparing for the first smooth political succession in its modern history. But reports have swirled in the months since then that Jiang--once expected to cede his post as Communist Party chief to Hu at the party's congress in November--will instead cling to power, holding on to the party position, as well as that of military chief. Over the summer, Jiang's staff organized a petition campaign in the provinces to get him to stay; suddenly...
Hunt said that his 46-year long Harvard career has made for some memorable moments. His position has brought him in contact with the likes of Vaclav Havel, Jiang Zemin, Yasser Arafat, as well as Mandela and Kohl...
...Winners JIANG ZEMIN China's president finally gets invitation to Dubya's Crawford ranch in Texas. Bush will teach him how to lasso terrorists one-handed NATALIE DU TOIT One-legged swimmer makes finals in Commonwealth Games. For her next trick, she'll do it with one hand tied behind her back TOBY KEITH Singer tops U.S. charts with The Angry American album. International version, Arrogant Annoying Americans, is in the works Losers BRITNEY SPEARS Pop princess cuts short Mexico tour after giving press the finger and ending a concert early. Charm school is finally paying off NAOMI CAMPBELL Supermodel...
...citizens across the country continue to gather by the thousands to protest local corruption. Demonstrations in Henan and Liaoning provinces fizzled after organizers were given lengthy jail sentences. But collective outrage could galvanize a violent and destabilizing force. "Instead of worrying about whether Hu is going to rule or Jiang is going to rule," says a former editorial writer for the official People's Daily, "China's leaders should be trying to figure out how to control the abuses of all these local leaders." The ancient Chinese proverb: "The mountains are high and the Emperor is far away" is increasingly...