Word: noordin
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Dates: during 1994-1994
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...Noordin Sopiee, head of Malaysia's Institute of Strategic and International Studies, dismisses partial sanctions as "a compromise which will satisfy no one and will merely strengthen Clinton's image as a wishy-washy leader. It's a crazy idea, and it won't work." American experts agree; Lyn Edinger, a former commercial counselor at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, says, "Targeting state enterprises will be a nightmare and virtually unenforceable." The owners of many Chinese factories are a mixture of private, state, military and sometimes even American interests; figuring out which companies to penalize could drive the U.S. Customs...