Word: mia
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...facing a tough draw--their first game is against Argentina, one of the favorites. The women, led by Kristine Lilly and Mia Hamm, are out to avenge a tough loss to world champion Norway...
...Reported by Sandra Burton/Hong Kong, Lewis M. Simons/Washington and Mia Turner/Beijing
Clinton's announcement was a minor blip on the screen in China, says TIME's Mia Turner in Beijing, because the Chinese have long expected to be granted MFN status. At a Foreign Ministry Press briefing on Tuesday, the Chinese official line was simply that the United States had made a wise decision. But there is still considerable dissatisfaction with the U.S. in Beijing. Trade officials there are are angry that the MFN status has only been renewed for one year, and are still upset over last week's trade sanctions. "The Chinese are reacting very strongly to the sanctions...
...unfriendly. China's Taiwan Affairs Office said it continues to resolutely oppose Lee, "who masks separatist activities with calls for reunification." Lee's conditions for his visit, that he come as a democratically elected leader, were rejected. "The Chinese see nothing new in this speech," says TIME Beijing Correspondent Mia Turner. "Lee's speech is certainly not an olive branch of peace to Beijing. Lee's offer to visit, instead of kowtowing to the government, would bring him a certain amount of prestige as the Taiwanese emissary. Beijing is not interested in legitimizing Lee to that extent, since...
...Michael Krantz. Reported by Mia Turner/Beijing