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...SCORECARD...
...there's a problem: studios used to be mom-and-pop shops, and avuncular mogul Lew Wasserman played peacemaker with unions. Today's studios are owned by conglomerates that can more easily withstand (and may even favor) a production slowdown. It's hard to keep up without a scorecard. Here's yours...
...MOCK DRAFT SCORECARD...
...President Jiang Zemin: Scorecard not yet in Jiang will probably earn mixed reviews at home and abroad. From Washington's point of view, once the U.S. had gone as far as it could, the Chinese president moved decisively to resolve a situation that could have been catastrophic for both sides. But China's handling of the standoff also served as a reminder of the complexity of Beijing's power structure and the limits of Jiang's authority. At home, the government-controlled media are spinning the outcome as a victory for China, but it's not yet clear whether...
...Beijing's hard-liners: Mixed scorecard On the one hand, the incident has been grist to their propaganda mill, which paints the U.S. as an innately hostile force looking to encircle and contain China. On the other, Washington's aversion to escalating the crisis, and its gestures of contrition, will be used to undermine hard-line arguments. As in the case of Jiang, how the hard-liners emerge from the standoff will be determined more by the near-term outcome of other conflicts, such as over Taiwan...