Word: premiere
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China's most daring highflyer, Premier Zhu Rongji, has come very close. He likes the altitude--it energizes him--and over the past five years he has seemed to defy gravity as he pushed his country's economic reforms further and faster than anyone thought possible. To his many admirers at home and overseas, he was the enlightened mandarin who single-handedly could break through the red tape and propel China's economy into the next century. Even Asia's debilitating economic crisis didn't seem to faze Zhu. In March he laid out a program for China to make...
...entire banking system from disappearing into a black hole was not mentioned in the final communique, but Zhu's once ambitious plans are still the subject of a fierce backroom debate. Everyone knows where the buck stops in China's economy--not least Zhu, who, before he became Premier in March, coined his own version of the motto Harry Truman used: "I have 100 coffins--99 for corrupt bureaucrats and one for myself...
According to a source close to his family, the Premier is still calm and "far from panicking," although he is concerned about the health of the American economy, since the U.S. is one of China's key trading partners. A visit to Washington is on the books for next spring. One thing Zhu may have in common with his probable host in the White House: a pair of visibly clipped wings...
DIED. MARK BELANGER, 54, premier fielding shortstop of the 1970s who was a nimble barricade that no ball could pass; of lung cancer; in New York City. Nicknamed Blade, Belanger won eight Gold Gloves in 16 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles...
...Crimson travels to Princeton this weekend for the ECAC Championships, the premier event of the fall season. During this week of practice, it will have to finalize its lineup, which was put in flux by the slew of injuries. As defending ECAC champions, the women are still one of the favorites for this year's tournament, which will include many teams from the Brown Invitational, including Brown, Dartmouth, Virginia...