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...History has already proven that it is futile to apply pressure against China." Though the words evoked the decrees issued by once proud dynasties that long ago turned to dust, they had a particular bite last Saturday as intoned in Beijing by Premier Li Peng. "China will never accept U.S.-style human rights," he said after an afternoon of chilly talks with U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher. But what if Washington revokes China's most- favored-nation trade status? What if America restrains trade? The Chinese leader sniffed, "China can live without it." He noted that the Chinese expect...
...When Premier Li Peng opened the parliamentary session last week, he told the 2,800 delegates that balanced economic development was the government's top priority and said that "social stability is an indispensable prerequisite for economic development." He conceded that a "dialogue" with other countries on human rights was possible "on the basis of mutual equality" but warned that China "will never allow anyone to interfere in its internal affairs under any pretext...
Deng Nan, daughter of Deng Xiaoping, Chinese Premier, as quoted by the Associated Press in The New York Times on March...
True, and the overall talent balance favors RPI. Neil Little is one of the country's premier goalies, and the Union duo of Mike Gallant (Friday) and Luigi Villa (Saturday) might be hard-pressed to stop them...
...Sunday, Oct. 3, six MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and eight MH-6 and AH-6 "Little Birds" headed for a building in southeastern Mogadishu where Aidid's henchmen were reported to be meeting. Within minutes, nearly 50 commandos from Delta Force, the premier U.S. counterterrorism unit, and several hundred Army Rangers had captured 24 of Aidid's closest colleagues. While helicopters from Task Force 160, the Army's special-operations air wing, fluttered overhead, the Rangers herded the prisoners into a nearby courtyard and awaited a ground convoy to take them away. Then came the radio report that would...