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...territory, a big population and a long history, should make greater contribution to humanity. The Chinese people waged a dauntless struggle for one hundred years. They have effected great reforms and changes, one after another, to build the country into a strong and prosperous country. They have worked to strengthen ethnic harmony and achieve national reunification and to promote the lofty cause of world peace and development. In the final analysis, they have done all [this] for one objective, that is, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and China's greater contribution to humanity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Enhance Mutual Understanding and Build Stronger Ties of Friendship' | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

...visit can only strengthen his position in the Chinese government to squash the dissent and the criticism," he says...

Author: By Peggy S. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students From China React to Appearance of Their President | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

...review by the Senate Judiciary Committee. It aims to "combat violent youth crime and increase accountability for juvenile criminal offenses" by subjecting juveniles accused of committing serious felonies to adult trials. The Act earmarks $1.5 billion over the next three years in "Juvenile Accountability Block Grants" to help states strengthen their juvenile justice systems on the condition that states which receive the money prosecute juveniles fifteen and older as adults where serious violent crimes such as murder and rape are concerned...

Author: By Merry JEAN Chan, | Title: Giving Up on America's Future | 10/29/1997 | See Source »

...have been trying to ensure that political restructuring and economic restructuring complement each other. Simply put, what we have to do is promote democracy and improve our legal system. Within the structure provided by the Chinese constitution, we will work to develop our democracy further and to strengthen supervision. Our purpose is to run our country according...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. AND CHINA: UPS AND DOWNS | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

Harvard needed this celebration. We needed the opportunity to create a concrete (or, in this case, brick, stone and iron) memorial to the trailblazers of the Class of 1976, a memorial which also anticipates a renewed effort on the part of the College to strengthen the role of women. The gate dedicated Saturday now boasts two plaques, one recognizing the anniversary 25 years ago, when women first moved into the Yard, and the other quoting the seventeenth-century poet, Anne Dudley Bradstreet: "I came into this country, where I found a new world and new manners at which my heart...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: 'Fair Harvard' Ever More Fair | 10/6/1997 | See Source »

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