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...class in terms of military credibility. A popular phrase in slogan-crazy China captures the idea: yibu daowei, one step and you're there. Instead of taking years to build carriers and subs, the Chinese are keen on constructing a sophisticated missile force that could pack a punch tomorrow. The Pentagon says China is developing sophisticated short-range ballistic missiles and lethal antiship cruise missiles. And though the Chinese have yet to adopt many of the tricks they picked up by stealing U.S. secrets--how to cram multiple warheads on a single missile, for instance--Representative Christopher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Muscle: Birth Of A Superpower | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

NAME: Spike ("He Got Game") Lee AGE: 42 OCCUPATION: Director, Nike pitchman BEST PUNCH: Asked at a press conference about Charlton Heston's involvement with the N.R.A., Lee joked that Heston should be shot "with a .44-cal. bulldog" pistol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 7, 1999 | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

NAME: Charlton ("He Got Guns") Heston AGE: 74 OCCUPATION: Actor, N.R.A. pitchman BEST PUNCH: After unamused Representative Dick Armey castigated Lee, a bemused Heston said, "He gave me a big laugh... If he wants to take a shot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 7, 1999 | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

NAME: Michael ("Do not call me Roger") Moore OCCUPATION: cranky documentarian AGE: 45 BEST PUNCH: Angered by Goldberg's lack of respect for "the privacy rights of others," trained a camera on her apartment windows and beamed the live pictures onto the Internet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 31, 1999 | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

NAME: Lucianne ("Do not call me Rube") Goldberg OCCUPATION: cranky book agent AGE: 63 BEST PUNCH: Mindful of Moore's hatred of tabloids, Goldberg deflected the camera's view by posting large signs over both her windows reading "I Love the National Enquirer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 31, 1999 | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

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